大蛇 dàshé serpent Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 八岐大蛇 bāqídàshé Yamata no Orochi A giant serpent with eight heads and eight tails from Japanese mythology; specifically mentioned in the Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)大蛇丸 dàshéwán Orochimaru (folklore) Hero of Japanese folklore (the Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya)