蝉

See also: 蟬
蝉 U+8749, 蝉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8749
← 蝈
[U+8748] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蝊 →
[U+874A]

Translingual
Traditional 蟬
Shinjitai
(extended)		 蝉
Simplified 蝉

Han character

蝉 (radical 142, 虫+8 in Chinese, 虫+9 in Japanese, 14 strokes in Chinese, 15 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 中戈金田十 (LICWJ), composition ⿰虫单 (G) or ⿰虫単 (J))

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

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 蝉 – see 蟬 (“cicada; a type of silk as thin as a cicada's wing; etc.”).
(This character, 蝉, is the simplified form of 蟬.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji
蝉

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

  1. cicada

Readings
  • Go-on: ぜん (zen)
  • Kan-on: せん (sen)
  • Kun: せみ (semi, 蝉)

Compounds
Compounds

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
蝉
せみ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

/sen/ → */semu/ → /semi/

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 蟬 (MC d͡ʑiᴇn). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare 文 (fumi).

Pronunciation

Noun

蝉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟬, hiragana せみ, katakana セミ, rōmaji semi)

  1. generic name for a cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera); locust (chiefly US)
  2. the back part a 横笛 (yokobue, “Japanese transverse flute”), about one centimeter from the embouchure hole, usually shaped like a cicada (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  3. a small pulley used to raise objects to high places
  4. (by extension) a pulley used to lift sails in a 和船 (wasen, “Japanese-style ship”) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Synonyms
  • (flute part): 蝉口 (せみぐち) (semiguchi) 蝉本 (せみもと) (semimoto)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 蝉 (せみ)の羽 (は)月 (づき) (semi no hazuki, “sixth lunar month”)
  • 蝉 (せみ)時雨 (しぐれ) (semi-shigure, “outburst of cicadas singing​”)
  • 秋蝉 (あきぜみ) (akizemi, “cicadas that sing when autumn comes​”)
  • 秋 (あき)の蝉 (せみ) (aki no semi, “cicadas that sing even in autumn​”)
  • 油 (アブラ)蝉 (ゼミ), 鳴蜩 (アブラゼミ) (aburazemi)
  • 空蝉 (うつせみ), 虚蝉 (うつせみ) (utsusemi)
  • 蝦 (エ)夷 (ゾ)蝉 (セミ) (Ezo semi)
  • 唖蝉 (オシゼミ) (oshizemi)
  • 寒蝉 (かんぜみ) (kanzemi, “cicadas which sing in late autumn​”)
  • 熊蝉 (クマゼミ) (kumazemi)
  • 角蝉 (ツノゼミ) (tsunozemi)
  • 夏蝉 (なつぜみ) (natsuzemi, “summer cicadas”)
  • 春蝉 (ハルゼミ) (haruzemi)
  • 法 (ホウ)師 (シ)蝉 (ゼミ) (hōshi-zemi)
  • 松蝉 (まつぜみ) (matsuzemi, “cicada abundant in late spring​”)
  • みんみん蝉 (ゼミ), 蛁蟟 (ミンミンゼミ) (minmin-zemi)
  • にいにい蝉 (ゼミ) (niinii-zemi)
  • 夕蝉 (ゆうぜみ) (yūzemi, “cicada singing at dusk”)
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
蝉
せび
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

/semi/ ⇔ /sebi/

A shift from semi above. Bilabial nasal /m/ becomes bilabial plosive /b/. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Appears in the Shinsen Jikyō.

Pronunciation

Noun

蝉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟬, hiragana せび, rōmaji sebi)

  1. Synonym of セミ (“cicada”) above

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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