The Japanese word for snake is
蛇
へび - hebi
Japanese Definition
snake | |
1. 名詞. 蛇。 | |
2. 動詞. 自動詞蛇行して進む。 | |
The river snakes through the valley. | |
その川は、渓谷を蛇行して流れている。 | |
3. 動詞. 他動詞 盗む。 | |
He snaked my DVD! | |
彼が、僕のDVDを盗んだんだ。 |
Translations for snake and their definitions
蛇 | |
1. n. a snake, serpent | |
2. n. a snake (treacherous person) | |
3. n. Usage: As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ヘビ | |
4. n. (obsolete) a snake, serpent | |
5. n. a snake, serpent | |
6. affix. snake, serpent | |
7. affix. snakelike, snaky | |
8. affix. snake, serpent | |
9. affix. winding, meandering | |
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