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蛇

snake
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingジャ、ダ、イ、ヤ
Kun readingへび
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. snakeRtK
  2. serpent
  3. hard drinker
  1. large snake

Popular Usage

蛇口

Radicals and components

Radical虫insectComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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insect (虫) · wind chimes · house · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 558

Compound words

蛇口じゃぐち
faucet; tap
蛇行だこう
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
蛇の目じゃのめ
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
長蛇の列ちょうだのれつ
long line; long queue

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蛇

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