Japanese

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 蛇使い on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
使
へび
Grade: S
つか
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蛇遣い

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) かい [hèbítsúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [he̞bʲit͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠i]

Noun

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(へび)使(つか) (hebitsukaiへびつかひ (febitukafi)?

  1. snake charming
  2. a snake charmer

See also

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