長蛇

ちょうだ

Also written ちょうじゃ

Meanings

1. Noun long snake
2. long line (of people, etc.)

Kanji

• 長 long. Read as チョウ.
• 蛇 snake. Read as ダ.

Example sentences

• 店の前には長蛇の列ができていた。
  A long queue had formed in front of the shop.
• 販売機の前には長蛇の列ができていた。
  There was a long queue in front of the vending machine.
• チケット売り場は、長蛇の列です。
  The queue is too long at the ticket office.
• 女性用トイレは長蛇の列だった。
  There was a long line at the women's restrooms.
• 映画館の外はすでに長蛇の列だ。
  There are already a lot of people queuing outside the cinema.

Words containing 長蛇

• 長蛇の列 (ちょうだのれつ) long line
• 蜿蜿長蛇 (えんえんちょうだ) long and serpentine (line, queue, etc.)
• 長蛇を逸す (ちょうだをいっす) to miss a big chance

And 1 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists