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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kan’on
Alternative spelling
蝶蝶

Reduplication of (chō, butterfly).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちょう)(ちょう) or 蝶々(チョウチョウ) (chōchōてふてふ (tefutefu)?

  1. butterfly
Synonyms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
ちょう > ちょ
Jinmeiyō
kan’on
Alternative spelling
蝶蝶

Alteration of chōchō above.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちょう)(ちょ) (chōchoてふちよ (tefutyo)?

  1. butterfly

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN