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とんぼ・トンボ【蜻蛉・蜻蜓】 : tonbo | define meaning
tonbo
Definition
Noun
- Dragonfly, dragonflies; damselfly, damselflies
Etymology
Variant: とんぼう tonbou. Possibly of Chinese origin, compare: Cantonese 塘尾 tong4 mei5*1 "dragonfly". Alternatively of Japanese or Sino-Japanese origin, possibly from とぶ【飛ぶ】 tobu "to fly" and the rendaku form of は【羽】 ha "wing", or ぼう【棒】 bou "pole; rod". The first morpheme may alternatively be connected to た【田】 ta "rice field".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 蜻蛉 蜻蜓 |
Kana | とんぼ トンボ |
Romanization | tonbo |
意味:とんぼ・トンボ【蜻蛉・蜻蜓】、せいれい・さいれい【蜻蛉・蜻蜓】
Categories:
蜻蛉
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, March 2). とんぼ・トンボ【蜻蛉・蜻蜓】 : tonbo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3064/tonbo/.