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やんま

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word やんま

蜻蜒
ヤンマ
蜻蜓
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #174323
1

darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle

2

dragonfly (esp. a large one)

Examples
ヤンマがすいすいと水の上を進んでいた。
The dragonfly was skimming across the water.

Kanji in this Word

14 strokes

Meanings

dragonfly

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セイ
13 strokes

Meanings

meandering
serpentine

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
タン
13 strokes

Meanings

dragonfly
millipede
lizard

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
エン
テン
テイ
ジョウ
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