Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
た(て)
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi kan’on
 タテハチョウ科 on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

立て (tate, raising, from 立てる (to raise)) +‎ (ha, wing) +‎ (chō, butterfly)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) てはちょー [tàtéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • (Tokyo) てはちょー [tàtéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ta̠te̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun edit

(たて)()(ちょう) or 立羽蝶(タテハチョウ) (tatehachōたてはてふ (tatefatefu) or タテハテフ (tatefatefu)?

  1. a brush-footed butterfly

Derived terms edit