腰明蜻蛉

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こし
Grade: S
あ(き)
Grade: 2
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun
 コシアキトンボ on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(koshi, hip) +‎ 明き (aki, gap, from 明く (aku, to open)) +‎ 蜻蛉 (tonbo, dragonfly, jukujikun (熟字訓)), in reference to its appearance

Noun

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腰明蜻蛉(こしあきとんぼ) or 腰明蜻蛉(コシアキトンボ) (koshiaki tonbo

  1. a pied skimmer (Pseudothemis zonata)