烏揚羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏 揚 羽
からす
Jinmeiyō 		あげ
Grade: S 		は
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”) + 揚羽(あげは) (ageha, “swallowtail butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨa̠ɡe̞ha̠]

Noun

烏(からす)揚(あげ)羽(は) or 烏揚羽(カラスアゲハ) • (karasuageha) 

  1. Chinese peacock black swallowtail emerald, Papilio bianor

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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