蝶形

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝶	形
ちょう Jinmeiyō	けい Grade: 2
kan’on

Kanji in this term
蝶	形
ちょう Jinmeiyō	かた > がた Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

蝶 (“butterfly”) +‎ 形 (“shape”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーがた [chòógátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɡa̠ta̠]

• (Tokyo) ちょーけー [chòókéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːke̞ː]

Noun

蝶(ちょう)形(がた) • (chōgata) ^{←てふがた (tefugata)?}
蝶(ちょう)形(けい) • (chōkei) ^{←てふけい (tefukei)?}

1. the shape of a butterfly

See also

• 蝶(ちょう)形(がた)弁(べん) (chōgataben)
• 蝶(ちょう)形(けい)花(か) (chōkeika)
• 蝶(ちょう)形(けい)骨(こつ) (chōkeikotsu)