Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うちわ やんま
Grade: 5 Grade: S Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun jukujikun
Alternative spelling
團扇蜻蜓 (kyūjitai)
 団扇蜻蜓 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, rigid round fan) + 蜻蜓(やんま) (yanma, large dragonfly)

Noun

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団扇(うちわ)蜻蜓(やんま) or 団扇蜻蜓(ウチワヤンマ) (uchiwayanma

  1. Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Usage notes

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