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アサギマダラ (あさぎまだら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アサギマダラ

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Meanings

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noun

chestnut tiger butterfly

usually written using kana alone

A large, migratory butterfly with pale blue-green marbled wings, common in Japan and East Asia. Scientific name: Parantica sita.

秋あきになるとアサギマダラが南みなみへ渡わたっていく。
In autumn, chestnut tiger butterflies migrate south.
アサギマダラはフジバカマの花はなに

よく

集あつ

まる

。

Chestnut tiger butterflies often gather on thoroughwort flowers.

Written forms

アサギマダラ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common practical written form for this butterfly species; usually written in kana.
浅葱斑あさぎまだら
Kanji spelling is rare and mostly seen in specialized or older texts; lists it but the word is usually written in kana.
浅黄斑蝶あさぎまだら
Alternate kanji spelling; even rarer than 浅葱斑 and not recommended for general use.

Kanji

浅shallow, superficial, frivolous
葱stone leek, Welsh onion
斑spot, blemish, speck
黄yellow
蝶butterfly

Etymology

The name アサギマダラ (浅葱斑) combines 浅葱 (light blue-green) and 斑 (spots/marbling), describing the butterfly's wing pattern. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name is conventionally associated with its appearance.