Noun
dragonfly
Usually written using kana alone
クモはそこで、チョウとかトンボといった小さな昆虫が罠にかかるのを待つ。There the spider waits for small insects like butterflies and dragonflies to be trapped.
Also written 蜻蜓【とんぼ】、蜻蜒【とんぼ】
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蜉蝣かげろう
Nounmayfly · ephemerality (of life) · dragonfly
蜻蜒やんま
Noundarner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle · dragonfly (esp. a large one)
秋津島あきつしま
NounJapan · Yamato Province
とんぼ玉とんぼだま
Nounglass bead
とんぼ返りとんぼがえり
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbsomersault · returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop · abrupt change of direction