精霊蜻蛉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精 霊 蜻 蛉
しょう
Grade: 5 		りょう
Grade: S 		とんぼ
Hyōgai Hyōgai
goon jukujikun
Alternative spelling
精靈蜻蛉 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

精霊(しょうりょう) (shōryō, “souls of the deceased, festival for the souls of the deceased”) + 蜻蛉(とんぼ) (tonbo, “dragonfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɾʲo̞ːtõ̞mbo̞]

Noun

精(しょう)霊(りょう)蜻蛉(とんぼ) • (shōryōtonbo) 

  1. dragonflies which appear around the middle of the seventh month, especially 薄羽黄蜻蛉 (usuha-kitonbo, “globe skimmer, Pantala flavescens”)
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