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蝶々ちょうちょう

ちょうちょう · chouchou (also spelled chocho)

noun

Butterfly

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ちょうちょうが
Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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I love butterflies!

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Butterflies are pretty.

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I like butterflies.

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Oh, there's a butterfly!

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What does 蝶々 mean?

Butterfly.

How do you pronounce 蝶々?

ちょうちょう (chouchou). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

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Butterfly