Components

蝶 means 'butterfly'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1750   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 82 words   Used in 128 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   チョウ
⿰   insect   tree world  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 蝶 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 蝶 is used 62 times, read 1 way.
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チョウ : 62 words FIND ALL
Most common form: ちょう
noun
butterfly
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An additional 20 less common words include 蝶 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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チョウ    butterfly   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
tree world
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
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