木の葉蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木 葉 蝶
こ
Grade: 1 		は
Grade: 3 		ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

木(こ)の葉(は) (konoha, “tree leaf”) + 蝶(ちょう) (chō, “butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞no̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

木(こ)の葉(は)蝶(ちょう) or 木(コ)の葉蝶(ハチョウ) • (konohachō) 

  1. orange oakleaf, Kallima inachus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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