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水蠆

水蠆

See also: 水虿

Chinese

		water; river	(scorpion); an insect
trad. (水蠆)		水	蠆
simp. (水虿)		水	虿

Noun

水蠆

the nymph or naiad of a dragonfly or damselfly

See also

蜻蜓 (qīngtíng, “dragonfly”)
豆娘 (“damselfly”)
稚蟲／稚虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	蠆
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
IPA^(key): [ja̠ɡ̃o̞]

Noun

水蠆 ‎(hiragana やご, katakana ヤゴ, romaji yago)

the nymph or naiad of a dragonfly

See also

蜻蛉 (トンボ) ‎(tonbo): "dragonfly"
幼虫 (ようちゅう) ‎(yōchū): "larva, nymph, naiad"