Japanese symbol for “grayling”
蛇の目蝶
じゃのめちょう
Romaji: janomechou
satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
In Japanese, grayling is 蛇の目蝶, read じゃのめちょう (janomechou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas); grayling
Written forms: 蛇の目蝶、蛇目蝶. Readings: じゃのめちょう、ジャノメチョウ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち jaguchi | faucet; tap |
| 蛇行 | だこう dakou | meandering; snaking; zigzagging |
| 大蛇 | だいじゃ daija | big snake; (large) serpent |
| 蛇の目 | じゃのめ janome | bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern) |
| 蛇足 | だそく dasoku | redundancy; superfluity; useless addition |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 蝶々 | ちょうちょう chouchou | butterfly |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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