がらがら蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へび
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
ガラガラ蛇

Etymology

がらがら (garagara, the sound of clattering) +‎ (hebi, snake)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) らがらへ [gàrágáráhéꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • (Tokyo) らがらへび [gàrágáráꜜhèbì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɾa̠ɡa̠ɾa̠he̞bʲi]

Noun

がらがら(へび) or がらがら(ヘビ) • (garagarahebi

  1. a rattlesnake