竹蜻蛉
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 竹 | 蜻 | 蛉 |
| たけ Grade: 1 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | irregular | |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 竹 (take, “bamboo”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
竹蜻蛉 • (take tonbo)
- a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy, consisting of a short bamboo or wooden dowel with a propeller affixed to one end, that flies when the dowel is spun and released
Usage notes[edit]
Sometimes spelled 竹とんぼ, due to the complexity and relative rarity of the kanji spelling of 蜻蛉 for tonbo.
References[edit]
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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