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とんぼ返り、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 tonbogaeri

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb somersault
  2. 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
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb abrupt change of direction

Kanji in this word

return, answer, fade

Example sentences

彼はトンボ返りをした。
kare ha tonbogaeri wo shi ta 。
He turned a somersault.
仙台へ行ってとんぼ返りで戻ってきました。
sendai he ixtsu te tonbogaeri de modoxtsu te ki mashi ta 。
I went to Sendai and back without resting.

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