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水馬
Hiragana
あめんぼ / あめんぼう
Noun
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
水面に浮かぶようにして足で立ち、滑るように動き回る昆虫。「あめんぼ」とも呼ばれる。 / 水の上を滑るように進む様子や、そのように軽やかに動くもののたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みずのうえをすべるようにはしる、あしのながいむし
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
水黾 / 能在水面滑行的昆虫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
水黽；能在水面滑行的昆蟲 / 水面上行走的半翅目昆蟲
Korean Meaning
소금쟁이 / 소금쟁이과 곤충
Vietnamese Meaning
bọ lướt nước / bọ nước chân dài (bọ gọng vó) / côn trùng lướt trên mặt nước
Tagalog Meaning
kulisap na nakalalakad sa ibabaw ng tubig / insektong dumadausdos sa ibabaw ng tubig
Sense（1）
Alternative spelling of 飴棒 (“water strider”)
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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水馬
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There were water striders floating on the pond.
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池には水馬が浮かんでいました。
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