Noun
cicada; locust
あみでせみを捕まえた。We captured cicadas with a net. small-sized pulley
Also written 蟬【せみ】
63 results for *蝉*
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All 30夏蝉なつぜみ
Nounsummer cicadas
翡翠カワセミ
Nounkingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
油蝉あぶらぜみ
Nounlarge brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
空蝉うつせみ
Nounthis fleeting world; this transient life; this world · one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical body · cast-off cicada shell; cast-off husk
松蝉まつぜみ
Nouncicada abundant in late spring
Kanji
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All 32唖蝉坊あぜんぼう
Given nameAzenbou
寒蝉ひぐらし
Family or surnameHigurashi
空蝉うつせみ
Unclassified nameUtsusemi