こ
胡
ちょう
蝶

noun

  1. butterfly.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こ
胡
ちょう
蝶
 胡蝶 こちょう
こ
蝴
ちょう
蝶
 蝴蝶 こちょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

barbarian, foreign
えびす　コ　ウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
butterfly
チョウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ　うすいきふだ　まど
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)