Word details

げんごろう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word げんごろう.

Dictionary

Entry

んごろう源五郎ゲンゴロウNounFreq #83006
1

Word usually written using kana alone

diving beetle

2

Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

source, origin

13 strokesFrequency 738JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ゲン

Kun

みなもと

Nanori

はらみなもと

five

4 strokesFrequency 31JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

いついつ.つ

Nanori

さつ

son, counter for sons

8 strokesFrequency 569JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ロウリョウ

Kun

おとこ

Nanori

いらとうもんろお

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