とんぼ
Tonbo
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 蜻蜓、蜻蜒
Also read: とんぼう、トンボ
蜻蛉 (Tonbo) is a Japanese noun meaning “dragonfly”.
Meanings
- noundragonfly
Examples
天井にトンボが止まっている。
There is a dragonfly on the ceiling.
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.
ヤンマがすいすいと水の上を進んでいた。
The dragonfly was skimming across the water.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).