蜻蛉

noun

  1. dragonfly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
蜻蛉
麦藁蜻蛉 むぎわらとんぼ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

barley, wheat
むぎ バク (2nd, N2)
life (生) variant
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
straw
わら コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mugwort
コウ よもぎ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
dragonfly
セイ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
dragonfly, moon moth
レイ (Kentei 1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
orders, laws, command
レイ りょう のり (4th, N2)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)