胡蝶蘭
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 胡 | 蝶 | 蘭 |
| こ Jinmeiyō |
ちょう Jinmeiyō |
らん Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
[edit]From 胡蝶 (kōchō, “butterfly”) + 蘭 (ran, “orchid”).
Noun
[edit]胡蝶蘭 or 胡蝶蘭 • (kochōran or kōchōran)
- Phalaenopsis aphrodite, a species of moth orchid
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 胡 read as こ
- Japanese terms spelled with 蝶 read as ちょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 蘭 read as らん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Flowers
- ja:Orchids