Words — 53 found
うみへび
海蛇
1. sea snakeUsually written using kana alone
2. worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eelUsually written using kana alone
ウミヘビ
かなへび
金蛇
1. lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)Usually written using kana alone
蛇舅母 【かなへび】、カナヘビ
金蛇: Rarely-used kanji form. 蛇舅母: Rarely-used kanji form.
せぐろうみへび
背黒海蛇
1. yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snakeUsually written using kana alone
セグロウミヘビ
からすへび
烏蛇
1. black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnakeUsually written using kana alone, See also 縞蛇 しまへび
カラスヘビ
えんえんちょうだ
蜿蜿長蛇
1. long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
蜿蜒長蛇 【えんえんちょうだ】、蜒蜒長蛇 【えんえんちょうだ】
やまたのおろち
八岐大蛇
1. eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)Usually written using kana alone
八岐の大蛇 【やまたのおろち】、ヤマタノオロチ
くさりへび
ラッセル鎖蛇
1. Russell's viper (Daboia russelii)Usually written using kana alone
ラッセルクサリヘビ
おろち
大蛇
1. giant snake; monster serpentPoetical term, Usually written using kana alone
2. Ooja
オロチ
ひばかり
日計
1. Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)Usually written using kana alone
熇尾蛇 【ひばかり】、竹根蛇 【ひばかり】、ヒバカリ
じゃみちへび
蛇の道は蛇
1. the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thiefProverb
蛇の道は蛇 【へびのみちはへび】
へびのみちはへび: Irregular kana usage.