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ちょう【蝶】

chou

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕoː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Butterfly; butterflies

Etymology

Historically written as てふ tefu. Ultimately from Chinese 【蝶】 "butterfly" (cf. Mandarin dié; Cantonese dip6; Wu diq; Min Nan tia̍p and ia̍h; Sino-Korean 접 jeop; Sino-Vietnamese điệp).

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Kanji
Kanaちょう
Romanizationchou
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕoː]

意味:こちょう【胡蝶】、ちょうちょう【蝶々】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, April 4). ちょう【蝶】 : chou | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3766/chou/.