dragon

Japanese: dragon
dragon

… [Ichiro Konan]
[Japan]
In Japan, dragons often appear as images of the same thing as snakes, and are often said to represent water, water gods, or jealous women.
[Western]
In the West, dragons are called "dragons," which comes from the Greek word "drakōn," meaning snake. Moreover, this Greek word is thought to be closely related to the word "derkesthai," meaning "to stare," and is therefore thought to be related to the general staring behavior of snakes.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "dragon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【小南 一郎】
[日本]
 日本では竜はしばしばヘビと同一のものの形象として現れ,特に水や水神,あるいは嫉妬にもえる女などが竜の姿をとるとされることが多い。俱梨迦羅(くりから)竜王信仰竜神
[西洋]
 西洋では竜をドラゴンdragonと呼ぶが,これはヘビを意味するギリシア語drakōnに由来する。しかもこのギリシア語はderkesthai(〈睆(にら)みつける〉の意)と近縁の語とされ,ヘビ一般の凝視行動との関連が予想される。…

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