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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Pronunciation
(hebi)
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