How to say butterfly in Japanese

JLPTN1
蝶☆【ちょうchou】チョウCHOU

noun:

  • butterfly

Example Sentences

あa！蝶々chouchouがgaいるiru！
Oh, there's a butterfly!
毛虫kemushiがga蝶々chouchouにni変わったkawatta。
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
彼kareはha親指oyayubiとto人差し指hitosashiyubiでde蝶chouをwoつまみあげたtsumamiageta。
He picked up a butterfly between his thumb and forefinger.
彼kareはhaたまたまtamatama珍しいmezurashii蝶chouをwo見つけたmitsuketa。
He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.
蝶chouはha成長seichouしたshita毛虫kemushiであるdearu。
A butterfly is a mature caterpillar.

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