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
川蜻蛉かわとんぼ
Nounbroad-winged damselfly (of family Calopterygidae)
鬼蜻蜓オニヤンマ
NounSiebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
銀蜻蜓ぎんやんま
Nounlesser emperor (Anax parthenope)
蛇蜻蛉へびとんぼ
Noundobsonfly (esp. species Protohermes grandis)
草蜉蝣くさかげろう
Noungreen lacewing (esp. species Chrysopa intima)
昔蜻蛉むかしとんぼ
NounEpiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)
水蜻蛉みずとんぼ
NounHabenaria sagittifera (species of bog orchid)
角蜻蛉つのとんぼ
Nounowlfly (any insect of family Ascalaphidae); owl fly
黄蜻蛉きとんぼ
Nounyellow darter (Sympetrum croceolum) (dragonfly species of East Asia)
竹とんぼたけとんぼ
Nounsmall wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
塩辛蜻蛉しおからとんぼ
NounOrthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)
糸とんぼいととんぼ
Noundamselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
赤とんぼあかとんぼ
Noun(small) red dragonfly · darter (any dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens); meadowhawk
麦藁蜻蛉むぎわらとんぼ
Noundragonfly
蚊トンボかトンボ
Nouncrane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae) · a tall, gangly person; string bean
団扇蜻蜓うちわやんま
NounSinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
紅糸蜻蛉べにいととんぼ
NounCeriagrion nipponicum (species of damselfly)
羽黒蜻蛉はぐろとんぼ
NounCalopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
とんぼ玉とんぼだま
Nounglass bead
伊予蜻蛉いよとんぼ
Nounwhip-carrying habenaria (Habenaria iyoensis)
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
極楽とんぼごくらくとんぼ
Nounhappy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante
気楽トンボきらくとんぼ
Nounhappy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante
涸沼糸蜻蛉ひぬまいととんぼ
NounMortonagrion hirosei (species of damselfly)
深山川蜻蛉みやまがわとんぼ
NounCalopteryx cornelia (species of damselfly)
御歯黒蜻蛉おはぐろとんぼ
NounCalopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
尻切れトンボしりきれトンボ
Nounleaving unfinished; unfinished ending