ウミヘビ (うみへび) Japanese meaning | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Meanings
1
noun
sea snake
usually written using kana alone
Refers to true sea snakes (Hydrophiinae), venomous marine reptiles found in warm coastal waters.
2
noun
worm eel; snake eel
usually written using kana alone
Refers to eels of the family Ophichthidae, which resemble snakes but are fish. Often encountered by divers and fishermen.
The snake eel that buries itself in the sand is actually a type of fish.
蛇snake, serpent, hard drinker
Similar words
- 海蛇
Same word in kanji; less common than katakana spelling.
- ウナギ
Eel (Anguillidae), a different family; worm eels are not true eels.
Etymology
Compound of 海 (umi, 'sea') and 蛇 (hebi, 'snake'). The katakana spelling is standard for biological names.
