麝香揚羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝 香 揚 羽
じゃ
Hyōgai 		こう
Grade: 4 		あげ
Grade: S 		は
Grade: 2
goon kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
麝香鳳蝶

Etymology

麝香(じゃこう) (jakō, “musk”) + 揚羽(あげは) (ageha, “swallowtail butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ːa̠ɡe̞ha̠]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)揚(あげ)羽(は) or 麝香揚羽(ジャコウアゲハ) • (jakōageha) 

  1. Chinese windmill, Byasa alcinous

Usage notes

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.