表層形
トンボ返り
トンボガエリ
名詞
トンボ返り (トンボガエリ)
Tonbogaeri · とんぼがえり — somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there, non-stop round trip, round trip without an overnight stop; abrupt change of direction
Other ways to say “somersault” in Japanese →
トンボ返り in rōmaji: tonbogaeri.
名詞
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Updated: 2026年10月4日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
トンボ返り
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
蜻蛉返り
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| 読み (Reading) |
トンボガエリ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
トンボ返り
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| 読み・基本形 |
トンボガエリ
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| 表記・基本形 |
トンボ返り
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| 見出し語の読み |
トンボガエリ
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💡 English Meaning
トンボ返り means “somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there, non-stop round trip, round trip without an overnight stop; abrupt change of direction” — full definition & examples →
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トンボガエリ
Lemma: 蜻蛉返り
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