Where does “竹蜻蛉” come from?
竹蜻蛉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蜻蛉, from Chinese 蜻蛉 — dragonfly.
竹蜻蛉 (Japanese): a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy, consisting of...
Definitions
- a bamboo-copter, a helicopter toy, consisting of...
Ancestry of “竹蜻蛉”, step by step
竹蜻蛉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 蜻蛉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蜻蛉 | dragonfly; Alternative spelling of 秋津: dragonfly;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 蜻蛉 | dragonfly |
via Japanese 竹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 竹 | bamboo; the middle of a 3-tier ranking system |