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

Noun

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょう) • (chōchō) ←てふてふ (tefutefu)?

  1. butterfly
Synonyms
See also

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

Noun

蝶(ちょう)々(ちょ) • (chōcho) ←てふちよ (tefutyo)?

  1. butterfly

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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