JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 蝶: "butterfly"
The kanji 蝶 means "butterfly". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | butterfly |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2011 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蝶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蝶butterfly
- 蝶々butterfly
- 蝶番hinge · joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
- 胡蝶butterfly
- 蝶ネクタイbow tie
- 蝶よ花よbringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
- 胡蝶蘭moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
- 夜の蝶hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
- 蝶結びbow; bowknot
- 猪鹿蝶the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld) · inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
- 紋白蝶small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
- 蝶貝silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
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