Words — 31 found
せみ
蝉
1. cicada; locust
2. small-sized pulley
蝉 【せび】、蟬 【せみ】、蟬 【せび】、セミ
せび: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 蟬: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. せび: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 蟬: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
1. one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; this life; temporal things
2. cast-off cicada shell; cicada
虚蝉 【うつせみ】
空蝉: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 虚蝉: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
ぜみ
みんみん蝉
1. robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicadaUsually written using kana alone
蛁蟟 【みんみんぜみ】、ミンミンゼミ
蛁蟟: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
1. voiceless cicada (female); Asian cicada
あぶらぜみ
油蝉
1. large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemiUsually written using kana alone
2. Graptopsaltria nigrofuscataThe large brown cicada is a species of cicada in the genu... Read more
鳴蜩 【あぶらぜみ】、アブラゼミ
1. cicada singing
1. cicada abundant in late spring
ヒグラシ
1. evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)Usually written using kana alone
蜩 【ひぐらし】、茅蜩 【ひぐらし】、日暮 【ひぐらし】
茅蜩: Rarely-used kanji form. 日暮: Rarely-used kanji form.
かなかな
蜩
1. evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)Usually written using kana alone, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, See also ヒグラシ
カナカナ
蜩: Rarely-used kanji form.
なせみなほたるみこ
鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす
1. empty vessels make the most noise; the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicadaProverb
1. sizzling (of cooking meat, fat, etc.)Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
2. chirring (of cicadas, etc.); shrillingOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
3. buzzing (of a machine, appliance, etc.); hummingOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
ジイジイ
1. summer cicadas
1. first sound of cicadas of the year
せみしぐれ
蝉時雨
1. outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadasIdiomatic expression
蝉しぐれ 【せみしぐれ】