Meaning

Primary

Butterfly

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A butterfly with another butterfly added to it? It's still a butterfly, just a really big one with... with four wings. And laser eyes? Oh well, just go with it. It's a butterfly.

Reading

ちょうちょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is just the on'yomi readings (which you learned with the kanji) twice in a row.

Context

Context Sentences

彼女は蝶々のように自由な女性でした。

She was a woman who was as free as a butterfly.

Kanji Composition