深山川蜻蛉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 深 | 山 | 川 | 蜻 | 蛉 |
| み Grade: 3 |
やま Grade: 1 |
かわ > がわ Grade: 1 |
とんぼ | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai | |||
| kun'yomi | jukujikun | |||
Etymology
From 深 (mi, “deep”) + 山川 (yamagawa, “mountains and rivers”) + 蜻蛉 (tonbo, “dragonfly, damselfly”)
Noun
深山川蜻蛉 or 深山川蜻蛉 • (miyamagawatonbo)
- 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).