10 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

cicada

Kun'yomi
  • cicada ②small-sized pulley
On'yomi
  • セン
  • ゼン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

せみ 99.6%
センゼン 0.4%

Character Breakdown

cicada
せみ セン (Kentei Pre-1)
insect, bug, temper
むし チュウ キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
simple, one, single
タン ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ ル と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

cicada ②small-sized pulley
one's present existence ②cast-off cicada shell
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis) ②jade (gem) ③beautiful lustrous color similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
outburst of cicadas singing
summer cicadas
cicada abundant in late spring
voiceless cicada (female)
cicadas which sing in late autumn
cicadas that sing when autumn comes
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References

Unicode hex code 8749
JIS X 0208 1-32-70
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4190
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5349
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1774
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2692
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2731
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33616
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d12.3
Four corner code 5615.6