銀蜻蜓

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
ぎん
Grade: 3
やんま
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
kan’on jukujikun
 銀蜻蜓 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ぎん) (gin, silver) + 蜻蜓(やんま) (yanma, large dragonfly)

Noun[edit]

(ぎん)蜻蜓(やんま) (gin'yanma

  1. lesser emperor, Anax parthenope

Usage note[edit]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).