Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

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(ka, mosquito) +‎ 蜻蛉 (tonbo, dragonfly, jukujikun (熟字訓))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蚊蜻蛉(かとんぼ) or 蚊蜻蛉(カトンボ) (katonbo

  1. Synonym of 大蚊 (gaganbo, cranefly)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN