Japanese Word Entry

蛇蠍
Kana:だかつ
Romaji:dakatsu
Definitions:
  1. serpent (snake) and scorpion

  2. detestation

Alternative form:
  • 蛇蝎 【 だかつ (dakatsu) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

snake, serpent, hard drinker
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄜˊ (shé), ㄧˊ (yí), ㄊㄨㄛˊ (tuó), ㄔˊ (chí)
Cantonese: se4
Japanese: ジャ (ja)、 ダ (da)、 イ (i)、 ヤ (ya) / へび (hebi)
Korean: 사 (sa), 이 (i)
Vietnamese: xà, di
Variants
Semantic variant form:

scorpion
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄝ (xiē)
Cantonese: hit3
Japanese: カツ (katsu)、 ケツ (ketsu) / さそり (sasori)
Korean: 갈 (gal)
Vietnamese: hiết
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:
Semantic variant form:

scorpion
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄝ (xiē), ㄏㄜˊ (hé)
Cantonese: hot3
Japanese: カツ (katsu) / さそり (sasori)、 すくもむし (sukumomushi)
Korean: 갈 (gal)
Vietnamese: hạt, hiết, rết
Variants
Semantic variant form: