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蟬 Kanji meaning "cicada, continuous"

Jiten frequency #3146JinmeiyouKanken Level 準1TMW Divine Idol18 strokes

Meanings

cicada, continuous

On'yomi

センゼン

Kun'yomi

せみ

Composed of

虫insectradical
單one

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

夕(ゆう)蟬(ぜみ)cicada singing at dusk#397215啞(おし)蟬(ぜみ)voiceless cicada (female)#468561蝦夷(えぞ)蟬(ぜみ)Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)#468561

Most common words using this kanji

蟬(せみ)cicada#39624夕(ゆう)蟬(ぜみ)cicada singing at dusk#397215蝦夷(えぞ)蟬(ぜみ)Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)#468561啞(おし)蟬(ぜみ)voiceless cicada (female)#468561蟬指(せみざす)Semizasu#468561耳蟬(みみずく)auricled leafhopper (Ledra auditura)#468561
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