蛇使い

蛇使い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛇	使
へび Grade: S	つか Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 蛇遣い

Etymology

From 蛇 (hebi, “snake”) +‎ 使い (tsukai, “using; user; taming; tamer”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) へびつ​かい [hèbítsúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [he̞bʲit͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠i]

Noun

蛇使い (hiragana へびつかい, rōmaji hebitsukai, historical hiragana へびつかひ)

1. snake charming
2. a snake charmer

See also

• へびつかい座 (ざ) (Hebitsukaiza)