とんぼ返り (とんぼがえり) — somersault

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とんぼ返がえり

somersault

Kanji Vocab Sports & Martial Arts18 strokes

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トンボ帰りとんぼ帰りトンボ返り蜻蛉返り蜻蛉帰り

とんぼがえり

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

somersault

returning from a destination right after arriving there, non-stop round trip, round trip without an overnight stop

abrupt change of direction

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 18

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

返

かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)

return・answer・fade・repay

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とんぼ返り

Alternative Forms5

Pronunciation1

Definitions3

Stroke Order18

Contains1

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