とんぼ返り

とんぼがえり

Also written トンボ帰り, とんぼ帰り, トンボ返り, 蜻蛉返り

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive somersault
2. returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop
3. abrupt change of direction

Kanji

• 返 give back. Read as かえす.

Example sentences

• 彼はトンボ返りをした。
  He turned a somersault.

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