揚羽蝶

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あ(げ)
Grade: S

Grade: 2
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
鳳蝶
 アゲハチョウ on Japanese Wikipedia
揚羽蝶, a swallowtail butterfly

Etymology

揚羽 (ageha, raising feather) +‎ (chō, butterfly)

Pronunciation

Noun

(あげ)()(ちょう) or 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ) (agehachōあげはてふ (agefatefu)?

  1. swallowtail, butterfly of the family Papilionidae
    Synonym: 唐蝶 (kara-chō)