糸蜻蛉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 糸 | 蜻 | 蛉 |
| いと Grade: 1 | Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
| Irregular | ||
Alternative forms
- 豆娘
Etymology
From 糸 (ito, “thread”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”, jukujikun (熟字訓)).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) いととんぼ [ìtótóꜜǹbò] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ito̞tõ̞mbo̞]
Noun
糸蜻蛉 (hiragana いととんぼ, katakana イトトンボ, rōmaji itotonbo)
- a damselfly