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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) へびつ​かい [hèbítsúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [he̞bʲit͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠i]

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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