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Japanese symbol for “python”

Romaji: paison
python

In Japanese, python is (paison).

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Meanings

  1. n python
  2. n Python (programming language) (comp)

Other Japanese words for “python”

WordReadingMeaning
にしきへび nishikihebipython; rock snake

See also: Chinese symbol for “python”.

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