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    3. 蝶

    蝶

    蝶ちょう

    butterfly

    N1KMT9News #18+1CoreNounAnimalsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ちょうチョウ

    Noun

    1.
    butterfly

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    Speed1.0x

    庭にわにきれいな蝶ちょうが飛とんでいる。

    A beautiful butterfly is flying in the garden.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    蝶ちょうは花はなの蜜みつを吸すって生いきている。

    Butterflies live by sucking nectar from flowers.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    幼よう虫ちゅうから蝶ちょうへの変へん態たいは、自し然ぜんの神しん秘ぴだ。

    The metamorphosis from larva to butterfly is a mystery of nature.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    この地ち域いきには珍めずらしい種しゅ類るいの蝶ちょうが生せい息そくしている。

    Rare species of butterflies inhabit this region.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    彼かの女じょは蝶ちょうの模も様ようが入はいった着き物ものを着きていた。

    She was wearing a kimono with a butterfly pattern.

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    蝶
    butterfly
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