紋白蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紋	白	蝶
もん Grade: S	しろ Grade: 1	ちょう Jinmeiyō
goon	kun'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

紋 (mon, “crest”) +‎ 白蝶 (shirochō, “pierid”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もんしろちょー [mòńshíróꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [mõ̞ɰ̃ɕiɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

紋(もん)白(しろ)蝶(ちょう) or 紋白蝶(モンシロチョウ) • (monshirochō) ^{←もんしろてふ (monsirotefu) or モンシロテフ (monsirotefu)^?}

small white, Pieris rapae

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).