Japanese symbol for “lepidoptera”
チョウ目
ちょうもく
Romaji: choumoku
Lepidoptera (order comprising the butterflies and moths)
In Japanese, lepidoptera is チョウ目, read ちょうもく (choumoku).
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Meanings
- n Lepidoptera (order comprising the butterflies and moths)
Written forms: チョウ目、蝶目. Readings: ちょうもく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lepidoptera”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガ目 | ガもく gamoku | Lepidoptera |
| 鱗翅目 | りんしもく rinshimoku | Lepidoptera |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 目撃 | もくげき mokugeki | witnessing; observing; sighting |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lepidoptera”.
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.