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
JMdict entry #1572030
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb 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
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb abrupt change of direction
Kanji in this word
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.