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国蝶 (こくちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく蝶ちょう

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Meanings

1

noun

national butterfly

A butterfly species officially designated as a national symbol by a country.

日本にほんの国こく蝶ちょうはオオムラサキです。
Japan's national butterfly is the great purple emperor.

Kanji

国country
蝶butterfly

Similar words

国こく鳥ちょう
国鳥 means 'national bird', while 国蝶 specifically refers to a national butterfly.
国こっ花か
国花 means 'national flower', a more common concept than a national butterfly.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (koku, 'country') and 蝶 (chō, 'butterfly'). The reading こくちょう follows standard on'yomi.