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:2026/01/08
蜻蜓
Hiragana
やんま
Noun
Japanese Meaning
蜻蜓(せいれい、とんぼ)は、昆虫綱トンボ目に属する昆虫の総称で、細長い胴体と二対の長い翅を持ち、空中を俊敏に飛行することで知られる。 / 日本語で「蜻蛉(とんぼ)」とも書き、一般には水辺に生息し、幼虫期を水中で過ごすことが多い昆虫を指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
はねがあるむしで、みずべでよくとび、めがおおきくからだがながい。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
大型蜻蜓 / 大蜓科的蜻蜓
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蜻蜓類昆蟲的總稱 / 大型蜻蜓,特指王蜓科
Korean Meaning
대형 잠자리 / 왕잠자리과의 잠자리
Indonesian
capung / capung besar (famili Aeshnidae)
Vietnamese Meaning
chuồn chuồn cỡ lớn / chuồn chuồn thuộc họ Aeshnidae (hawker)
Tagalog Meaning
malaking tutubi / isang uring tutubi sa pamilyang Aeshnidae
Sense(1)
large dragonfly, specifically hawker (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae)
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large dragonfly, specifically hawker (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae)
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蜻蜓
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I saw a large dragonfly in the park.
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公園で大きな蜻蜓を見ました。
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