蝮

マムシ

Also written まむし, はみ, くちばみ, たじひ

Meanings

1. Noun pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi) See also: クサリヘビ.

Kanji

• 蝮 viper; adder; asp. Read as まむし.

Example sentences

• 蝮の子は蝮。
  Like breeds like.

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