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麦藁蜻蛉 (むぎわらとんぼ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

麦むぎ藁わら蜻蛉とんぼ

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Meanings

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A general term for dragonflies; the kanji spelling 麦藁蜻蛉 is literary and rarely used in modern writing.

夏なつになると、田たんぼの上うえをたくさんのむぎわらとんぼが飛

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In summer, many dragonflies fly over the rice paddies.

Kanji

麦barley, wheat
藁straw
蜻dragonfly
蛉dragonfly, moon moth

Related words

蜻蛉とんぼ
蜻蛉 is a more common word for dragonfly, while 麦藁蜻蛉 is a literary variant with the same meaning.

Built from

麦むぎ+わら+トンボ

Etymology

From 麦藁 “wheat straw” and 蜻蛉 “dragonfly,” named for the straw-yellow coloration of certain dragonflies, especially females and immature males.