漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

2High school level11 strokesRadical
On
ジャ・ダ・イ・ヤ
Kun
へび
Meaning
snake

Origin

ORIGIN

虫 "creature" with 它, a pictograph of a snake — the long, winding serpent.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ジャ蛇の目・蛇腹・大蛇
蛇行・蛇足・長蛇
へび

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 蛇口じゃぐち

    a tap; faucet

  • 蛇行だこう

    meandering

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川が蛇行している。

The river meanders.

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