蛇使い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛇 使
へび
Grade: S 		つか
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蛇遣い

Etymology

From 蛇(へび) (hebi, “snake”) + 使(つか)い (tsukai, “using; user; taming; tamer”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) へびつかい [hèbítsúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [he̞bʲit͡sɨ̥ka̠i]

Noun

蛇(へび)使(つか)い • (hebitsukai) ←へびつかひ (febitukafi)?

  1. snake charming
  2. a snake charmer

See also

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