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Translingual

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Han character

(radical 142 +8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈金田十 (LICWJ))

Usage notes

Due to Han unification, this Unicode character appears as (虫单) in PRC-style fonts and (虫単) in Japan-style fonts.

References


Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see .
(This character, , is the simplified form of .)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

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Readings

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せみ
Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Ultimately from Chinese (“cicada”).

Pronunciation

Noun

(hiragana せみ, katakana セミ, romaji semi)

  1. cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
せび
Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
  • IPA(key): [se̞bi]

Noun

(hiragana せび, romaji sebi)

  1. cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0