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蝉
蝉
See also: 蟬
Translingual
| Traditional | 蟬 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 蝉 |
| Simplified | 蝉 |
Han character
蝉 (radical 142 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 中戈金田十 (LICWJ))
Usage notes
Due to Han unification, this Unicode character appears as 蝉 (虫单) in PRC-style fonts and 蝉 (虫単) in Japan-style fonts.
References
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2866, character 1
- Unihan data for U+8749
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蝉 – see 蟬. (This character, 蝉, is the simplified form of 蟬.) |
Notes:
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Japanese
Kanji
蝉
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟬)
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Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蝉 |
|
せみ Hyōgaiji |
| kun'yomi |
Ultimately from Chinese 蟬 (“cicada”).
Pronunciation
Noun
蝉 (hiragana せみ, katakana セミ, romaji semi)
- cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蝉 |
|
せび Hyōgaiji |
| Irregular |
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- IPA(key): [se̞bi]
Noun
蝉 (hiragana せび, romaji sebi)
- cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera)
References
- ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0