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蛇
On'yomi
ジャ・ダ・イ・ヤ
JA / DA / I / YA
Kun'yomi
へび
hebi
snake · serpent · hard drinker
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#1721
Radical虫insect(6)
Stroke Order
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Component Breakdown
蛇=
虫它
insect + 它
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of insect and it. Insect-like creature.
Symbolism
Snake, serpent, shedding. Animal representing rebirth.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Snake crawling
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax; strong beginning and weak ending
蜿蜿長蛇
えんえんちょうだ
long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.); long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
画蛇添足
がだてんそく
making an unnecessary addition (to); gilding the lily; making an unnecessary addition (to)
牛鬼蛇神
ぎゅうきだしん
wicked and perverse; weird and incoherent; wicked and perverse
打草驚蛇
だそうきょうだ
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake; prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble
Proverbs & Idioms
蛇の道は蛇
じゃのみちはへび
Only a snake knows the snake's path
It takes one to know one