飴棒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飴 棒
あめ > あめん
Hyōgai 		ぼう > ぼ
Grade: 6
irregular
Alternative spellings
飴坊
水黽
水馬

Etymology

Perhaps from 飴ん棒 (amenbō, “lollipop”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あめんぼ [àméńbó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠mẽ̞mbo̞]

Noun

飴(あめん)棒(ぼ) or 飴棒(アメンボ) • (amenbo) 

  1. a water strider
    Synonyms: 川蜘蛛 (kawa-gumo), 水馬 (suiba), 水澄まし (mizu-sumashi)

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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