No. 3,541 in Japanese
蝶
Butterfly.
In a sentence
美しい蝶が花の周りを飛んでいる。
A beautiful butterfly is flying around the flowers.
In this sentence, 蝶 (chou) is used as the noun for 'butterfly' describing the subject of the sentence.
彼は蝶のように自由な心を持っている。
He has a heart as free as a butterfly.
Here, 蝶 (chou) is used metaphorically to represent freedom or grace, comparing the heart to a butterfly.
蝶を追いかけることで、この広い庭の美しさを改めて知ることができた。
By chasing butterflies, I rediscovered the beauty of this vast garden.
In this sentence, 蝶 (chou) is part of the activity described involving butterflies, representing the direct object of pursuit.
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