Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ひぐらし [hìgúráshí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çiɡ̃ɯᵝɾ̠a̠ɕi]

Noun

茅蜩 ‎(hiragana ひぐらし, katakana ヒグラシ, romaji higurashi)

1. Alternative spelling of 蜩

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) ぼうちょう [bòóchóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

茅蜩 ‎(hiragana ぼうちょう, romaji bōchō, historical hiragana ばうてう)

1. evening cicada

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9