揚羽蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揚	羽	蝶
あ(げ) Grade: S	は Grade: 2	ちょう Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
鳳蝶

Etymology

揚羽 (ageha, “raising feather”) +‎ 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あげはちょー [àgéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
(Tokyo) あげはちょー [àgéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

揚(あげ)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ) • (agehachō) ^{←あげはてふ (agefatefu)^?}

swallowtail, butterfly of the family Papilionidae
Synonym: 唐蝶 (kara-chō)