Apedia

Butterfly 蝶 チョウ 蝶(ちょう S+ 虫 Insect Bug

Kanji
Onyomi チョウ
English butterfly
Examples 蝶(ちょう): butterfly
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S+
Frequency 2011
Components 虫: insect; bug; temper
世: generation; world; society; public
木: tree; wood
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword butterfly
Koohii Story 1 A butterfly is an insect that appears after spending a generation on a tree as a cocoon.
Koohii Story 2 Butterflies are insects that like to eat just the flowers but leave the leaves behind. (helps me to think of the kanji for leaves, minus the flower bit).
RTK Index 521

Tags: jlpt.n1, shouldsuspend, grades+, jinmeiyou, kanjifreq2001-2500

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