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    3. とんぼ返り

    とんぼ返り

    と​ん​ぼ​返がえり​

    somersault

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    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

    1.
    somersault
    2.
    returning from a destination right after arriving there, non-stop round trip, round trip without an overnight stop
    3.
    abrupt change of direction

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    ぼ
    bo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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