大樺斑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
大 樺 斑
おお
Grade: 1 		かば
Jinmeiyō 		まだら
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

大(おお) (ō, “big”) + 樺斑(かばまだら) (kabamadara, “plain tiger”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おおかばまだら [òókábámáꜜdàrà] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːka̠ba̠ma̠da̠ɾa̠]

Noun

大(おお)樺(かば)斑(まだら) or 大樺斑(オオカバマダラ) • (ōkabamadara) ←おほかばまだら (ofokabamadara)?

  1. monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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