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

• へびつかい座(ざ) (Hebitsukaiza)