Illustration: Beside a community garden in a Japanese residential neighborhood, a butterfly has landed on the tip of a child's outstretched index finger. Its broad wings are held open enough to reveal both pairs, and its slender body and clubbed antennae are clearly visible.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

蝶ちょう々ちょう

chouchou

butterfly

Also pronounced ちょうちょ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 蝶々ちょうちょうって、昆虫こんちゅうなの？

    Are butterflies insects?

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  2. 毛虫けむしが蝶々ちょうちょうに変かわった。

    The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. きれいな蝶々ちょうちょうを捕つかまえたよ。

    I caught a beautiful butterfly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 蝶々

  • 蝶butterflyOnチョウ

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