揚羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揚	羽
あ(げ) Grade: S	は Grade: 2
kun'yomi

揚羽, a swallowtail butterfly

Etymology

Compound of 揚(あ)げ (age, “raising”) 羽(は) (ha, “feather”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あげは [àgéhá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɡe̞ha̠]

Noun

揚(あげ)羽(は) or 揚羽(アゲハ) • (ageha) 

1. Short for 揚羽蝶 (agehachō, “swallowtail butterfly”)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 烏揚羽(からすあげは) (karasuageha)
• 黒揚羽(くろあげは) (kuroageha)
• 麝香揚羽(じゃこうあげは) (jakōageha)
• 長崎揚羽(ながさきあげは) (nagasakiageha)
• 並揚羽(なみあげは) (namiageha)
• 帝揚羽(みかどあげは) (mikadoageha)

Proper noun

揚(あげ)羽(は) • (Ageha) 

1. A neighbourhood of Chikusaku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan