A decorative knot with two loops, resembling a butterfly. Used for shoelaces, ribbons, and gift wrapping.
Please tie your shoelaces in a bow.
I tied the ribbon on the present into a bow.
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'butterfly knot'.
Search-only form mixing kana and kanji.
Compound of 蝶 (butterfly) and 結び (knot), from the resemblance of the two loops to butterfly wings.