Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あ(げ)
Grade: S

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) げはちょー [àgéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) げはちょー [àgéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡe̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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

  1. a swallowtail (butterfly)