蝶々

蝶々

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蝶	蝶
ちょう Jinmeiyō	ちょう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Reduplication of 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”).

Alternative forms

• 蝶蝶

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ちょ​ーちょー [chóꜜòchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

蝶々 (hiragana ちょうちょう, katakana チョウチョウ, rōmaji chōchō, historical hiragana てふてふ)

1. butterfly

Synonyms

• 蝶 (ちょう) (chō), 蝴 (こ)蝶 (ちょう) (kochō)

See also

• 蝶類 (ちょうるい) (chōrui)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蝶	蝶
ちょう Jinmeiyō	ちょう > ちょ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alteration of chōcho above.

Alternative forms

• 蝶蝶

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ちょ​ーちょ [chóꜜòchò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ちょーちょ [chòóchó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞]

Noun

蝶々 (hiragana ちょうちょ, rōmaji chōcho, historical hiragana てふちよ)

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