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Unclassified Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

とんぼ返(がえ)りsomersault

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        somersault

      2. 2.

        returning from a destination right after arriving there, non-stop round trip, round trip without an overnight stop

      3. 3.

        abrupt change of direction

    All Forms

    とんぼ返り 【とんぼがえり】、トンボ返り 【とんぼがえり】、蜻蛉返り 【とんぼがえり】、トンボ帰り 【とんぼがえり】、とんぼ帰り 【とんぼがえり】

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