とんぼ返り | Shirabe

とんぼ返りとんぼがえり

Noun Irregular Intransitive

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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb somersault

彼はトンボ返りをした。

He turned a somersault.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb returning from a destination right after arriving there;non-stop round trip;round trip without an overnight stop

仙台へ行ってとんぼ返りで戻ってきました。

I went to Sendai and back without resting.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb abrupt change of direction

Other forms トンボ帰り【とんぼがえり】 (word containing irregular kanji usage) · とんぼ帰り【とんぼがえり】 (word containing irregular kanji usage) · トンボ返り【とんぼがえり】 · 蜻蛉返り【とんぼがえり】 (rarely used kanji form) · 蜻蛉帰り【とんぼがえり】 (search-only kanji form)