孔雀蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孔 雀 蝶
く
Grade: S 		じゃく
Jinmeiyō 		ちょう
Jinmeiyō
goon kan'yōon on'yomi

Etymology

孔雀(くじゃく) (kujaku, “peacock”) + 蝶(ちょう) (chō, “butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ʑa̠kɯ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

孔(く)雀(じゃく)蝶(ちょう) or 孔雀蝶(クジャクチョウ) • (kujakuchō) 

  1. peacock butterfly, Aglais io

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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