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竹とんぼ
Hiragana
たけとんぼ
Kanji
竹蜻蛉
Noun
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Japanese Meaning
竹を材料にして作られたおもちゃの一種で、棒の先に羽根のような部分をつけ、手のひらで棒をこすり合わせるように回転させて空中に飛ばして遊ぶもの。竹蜻蛉。 / （比喩的）くるくると回転しながら上昇・飛行する小型の物や、その動きを指すことがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
うすい竹でつくった小さなおもちゃで 手で回して 空にとばしてあそぶもの
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
竹蜻蜓 / 竹制直升机玩具 / 手旋起飞的竹制小玩具
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
竹蜻蜓（竹製的旋轉飛行玩具） / 竹製直升機式玩具
Korean Meaning
대나무로 만든 손으로 날리는 프로펠러 장난감 / 대나무 헬리콥터 장난감 / 장난감 대나무 프로펠러
Vietnamese Meaning
Đồ chơi cánh quạt bằng tre, xoay bằng tay để bay lên. / Cánh quạt tre đồ chơi.
Tagalog Meaning
laruan na helikopter na gawa sa kawayan / rotor na laruan na pinapaikot para lumipad pataas
Sense（1）
Alternative spelling of 竹蜻蛉: a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy
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Alternative spelling of 竹蜻蛉: a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy
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竹とんぼ
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When I was a child, I often made and played with bamboo-copters.
When I was a child, I often made and played with bamboo-copters.
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子供の頃、私は竹とんぼをよく作って遊んでいました。
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