蝶々
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝶 | 蝶 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
ちょう Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蝶蝶 |
Reduplication of 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちょーちょー [chóꜜòchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) ちょーちょー [chòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
蝶々 or 蝶々 • (chōchō) ←てふてふ (tefutefu)?
Synonyms
See also
- 蝶類 (chōrui)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝶 | 蝶 |
| ちょう Jinmeiyō |
ちょう > ちょ Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蝶蝶 |
Alteration of chōchō above.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちょーちょ [chóꜜòchò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) ちょーちょ [chòóchó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞]
Noun
蝶々 • (chōcho) ←てふちよ (tefutyo)?
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN