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butterfly
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingチョウ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. butterflyRtK
    ことたくさん知っいるHe knows a lot about butterflies.tatoeba
    親指人差し指つまみあげHe picked up a butterfly between his thumb and forefinger.tatoeba

Synonyms

バタフライ蝶々

Radicals and components

Radicalinsect
Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

insect () · Tarzan · generation · tree () · wood ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 560

Compound words

彼はたまたま珍しいを見つけた。
He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.tatoeba
は成長した毛虫である。
A butterfly is a mature caterpillar.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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