1. this fleeting world; this transient life; this worldPoetical term
2. one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; this physical bodyPoetical term
3. cast-off cicada shell; cast-off huskArchaic
4. cicadaArchaic
虚蝉 【うつせみ】
空蝉: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 虚蝉: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
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