Word Meaning 胡蝶

こちょう kochou

胡蝶 is read as こちょう (kochou) and means butterfly.

Meaning

English

butterfly

Reading

Kana

こちょう

Romaji

kochou

Writing Variants

蝴蝶こちょう kochou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

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高山蝶

こうざんちょう

alpine butterfly

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red admiral (butterfly)

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すじぐろしろちょう

Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)

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evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda)

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