トンボ

と

ん

ぼ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Common word for dragonfly. Usually written in kana.

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In summer, many dragonflies come flying into the garden.

子こ供どもの頃ころ、よくトンボを捕つかまえたものだ。

When I was a child, I used to catch dragonflies often.

トンボが飛とぶa dragonfly flies
夕ゆう方がたになると、川かわの上うえをトンボが飛とんでいた。
In the evening, dragonflies were flying over the river.
トンボを捕つかまえるto catch a dragonfly
子こ供どものころ、よく虫むし取とり網あみでトンボを捕つかまえた。
As a child, I often caught dragonflies with a bug net.

匹ひきN3
トンボ is typically counted with 匹, the general counter used for small animals and insects.

トンボUsage77%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this word.
とんぼUsage20%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Hiragana spelling is also common.
蜻蛉Usage3%

The word is native Japanese. The kanji 蜻蛉 are jukujikun (special kanji reading) for とんぼ. The origin of the reading is uncertain.

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gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

とんぼうUsage1%

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

蜻蜓

rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

蜻蜒

rarely-used kanji formgikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun