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    3. 蝉

    蝉

    蝉せみ

    cicada

    NTAnimalsKanji15 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    せみ

    On'yomi

    センゼン

    cicada

    虫単

    口
    虫
    丨
    ⺍
    小
    日
    一

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    Speed1.0x

    虻蛍蝦蚊蛾蟻蟹蛙蝨箪厳

    Alternative forms of this concept

    蟬

    Concepts using this kanji

    蝉

    cicada

    法師蝉

    Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

    蝉の羽月

    sixth lunar month

    川蝉

    kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

    蝉海老

    blunt slipper lobster (species of shovel-nosed lobster, Scyllarides squammosus)

    初蝉

    first sound of cicadas of the year

    笑い川蝉

    laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

    蝉時雨

    outburst of cicadas singing

    蝉声

    cicada singing

    松蝉

    cicada abundant in late spring

    空蝉

    one's present existence

    春蝉

    spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)

    秋蝉

    cicadas that sing when autumn comes

    秋の蝉

    cicadas that sing when autumn comes

    油蝉

    large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata)

    夏蝉

    summer cicadas

    夕蝉

    cicada singing at dusk

    姫蝉海老

    slipper lobster of genus Scyllarus (esp. species Scyllarus cultrifer)

    角蝉

    treehopper (any insect of family Membracidae, esp. the species Orthobelus flavipes)

    姫春蝉

    Euterpnosia chibensis (species of cicada)

    熊蝉

    Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)

    耳蝉

    auricled leafhopper (Ledra auditura)

    寒蝉

    cicadas which sing in late autumn

    みんみん蝉

    robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis)

    にいにい蝉

    Kaempfer cicada (Platypleura kaempferi)

    鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす

    empty vessels make the most noise

    蛙鳴蝉噪

    annoying noise

    唖蝉

    voiceless cicada (female)

    蝦夷蝉

    Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)

    蝉魴鮄

    Oriental flying gurnard (Dactyloptena orientalis)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 一
    • 丨
    • 口
    • ⺍
    • 小
    • 日
    • 虫

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    • にいにい蝉
    • みんみん蝉
    • 夏蝉
    • 蝉
    • 蝉時雨
    • 川蝉
    • 油蝉
    • 空蝉
    • 松蝉
    • 唖蝉
    • 笑い川蝉
    • 蛙鳴蝉噪
    • 角蝉
    • 姫春蝉
    • 蝉魴鮄
    • 寒蝉
    • 蝉の羽月
    • 熊蝉
    • 蝉海老
    • 姫蝉海老
    • 秋蝉
    • 秋の蝉
    • 法師蝉
    • 春蝉
    • 夕蝉
    • 蝦夷蝉
    • 耳蝉
    • 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
    • 初蝉
    • 蝉声

    Variants

    • 蟬

    Similar concepts

    • 虻
    • 蛍
    • 蝦
    • 蚊
    • 蛾
    • 蟻
    • 蟹
    • 蛙
    • 蝨
    • 箪
    • 厳

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