竹蜻蛉

Japanese
竹蜻蛉 (take tonbo): a bamboo helicopter toy.
Kanji in this term
竹 蜻 蛉
たけ
Grade: 1		 Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi irregular

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of 竹 (take, “bamboo”) +‎ 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

竹蜻蛉(たけとんぼ) • (take tonbo) 

  1. a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy, consisting of a short bamboo or wooden dowel with a propeller affixed to one end, that flies when the dowel is spun and released

Usage notes

Sometimes spelled 竹とんぼ, due to the complexity and relative rarity of the kanji spelling of 蜻蛉 for tonbo.

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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