This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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蜉蝣

蜻蛉
かげろう、ふゆう
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life); dragonfly; damselfly
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蜻蛉

蜻蜓
とんぼ、とんぼう、せいれい、トンボ
dragonfly; damselfly
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赤とんぼ

赤蜻蛉
あかとんぼ
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
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とんぼ返り

トンボ返り、蜻蛉返り、トンボ帰り、とんぼ帰り
とんぼがえり、トンボがえり
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop; abrupt change of direction
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竹とんぼ

竹蜻蛉
たけとんぼ
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
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尻切れトンボ

尻切れ蜻蛉、尻切れとんぼ
しりきれトンボ、しりきれとんぼ
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
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糸蜻蛉

いととんぼ
damselfly
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麦藁蜻蛉

むぎわらとんぼ
dragonfly
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極楽蜻蛉

ごくらくとんぼ
happy-go-lucky fellow; an easygoing and indifferent person; a pococurante
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塩辛蜻蛉

しおからとんぼ、シオカラトンボ
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)