団扇蜻蜓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
団 扇 蜻 蜓
うちわ やんま
Grade: 5 Grade: S Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun jukujikun
Alternative spelling
團扇蜻蜓 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 団扇(うちわ) (uchiwa, “rigid round fan”) + 蜻蜓(やんま) (yanma, “large dragonfly”)

Noun

団扇(うちわ)蜻蜓(やんま) or 団扇蜻蜓(ウチワヤンマ) • (uchiwayanma) 

  1. Sinictinogomphus clavatus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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