Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Words Kanji Guides About

ヤマカガシ (やまかがし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤマカガシ

や

ま

か

が

し

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

tiger keelback; Rhabdophis tigrinus

usually written using kana alone

A venomous colubrid snake native to East Asia. Usually written in kana.

ヤマカガシは日本にほんの田たんぼでよく見みられるヘビです。
The tiger keelback is a snake often seen in Japanese rice paddies.
ヤマカガシには毒どくがあるので

、

近ちか

づか

ない

で

ください

。

The tiger keelback is venomous, so please don't get close.

Written forms

ヤマカガシUsage44%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this snake name; usually written in kana.
やまかがしUsage56%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
山棟蛇やまかがし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
赤棟蛇やまかがし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Kanji

山mountain
棟ridgepole, ridge
蛇snake, serpent, hard drinker
赤

Etymology

The name ヤマカガシ is of uncertain origin; it may derive from 山 (yama, 'mountain') and かがし (kagashi, possibly related to 案山子, 'scarecrow'), but the exact derivation is unclear.

red