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Kanji for Butterfly
The kanji for “butterfly” is 蝶, read chou and written in 15 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
蝶
butterfly
The butterfly; graceful transformation.
15 strokes On reading チョウ (chou) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: butterfly
Readings used for names on Nazuke: chou
In Japan it appears in about 73 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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