蛇 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
道準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
- On
- ジャ・ダ・イ・ヤじゃ・だ・い・や · ja · da · i · ya
- Kun
- へびhebi
- Meaning
- snake
Stroke order
Origin
虫 "creature" with 它, a pictograph of a snake — the long, winding serpent.
Readings and examples
| Onジャじゃja | 蛇の目じゃのめ蛇腹じゃばら大蛇だいじゃ |
|---|---|
| Onダだda | 蛇行だこう蛇足だそく長蛇ちょうだ |
| Kunへびhebi | 蛇へび |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 蛇口じゃぐち
a tap; faucet
- 蛇行だこう
meandering
- 蛇蝎だかつ
- 毒蛇どくへび
Example
川が蛇行している。
The river meanders.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)