How to say snake in Japanese

へびhebiじゃjaくちなわkuchinawaへみhemiobs.ヘビHEBI

noun:

  • snake - じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes
  • serpent; large snake

Example Sentences

乾いてkawaiteぼそぼそbosobosoになったninattaパンPANwoかみkamiながらnagaranoyamanotabide大蛇daijaniあったatta
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
yabuwoつついてtsutsuiteヘビHEBIwo出すdasu
It's not good to wake a sleeping snake.
彼女kanojohahebiwo見てmite退いたshirizoita
She drew back when she saw a snake.
彼女kanojohaプラスチックPURASUCHIKKUno玩具omochanoバットBATTOde大きなookinahebiwoたたき出したtatakidashita
She beat off a big snake with a plastic toy bat.
彼女のkanojono新しいatarashiiottoha実はjitsuhaひどいhidoiotokodatoいうiuことkotoga分かったwakatta
To tell the truth, we learned that her new husband was a terrible guy.

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