深山川蜻蛉

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
やま
Grade: 1
かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
とんぼ
Hyōgai Hyōgai
kun'yomi jukujikun

Etymology

From () (mi, deep) + 山川(やまがわ) (yamagawa, mountains and rivers) + 蜻蛉(とんぼ) (tonbo, dragonfly, damselfly)

Noun

()(やま)(がわ)蜻蛉(とんぼ) or 深山川蜻蛉(ミヤマガワトンボ) • (miyamagawatonbo

  1. Calopteryx cornelia (a species of damselfly)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).