蝉

10 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

cicada

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

Main Radical

虫(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

せみ
蝉
cicada ②small-sized pulley
うつ
空
せみ
蝉
one's present existence ②cast-off cicada shell
かわ
川
せみ
蝉
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis) ②jade (gem) ③beautiful lustrous color similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
せみ
蝉
しぐれ
時雨
outburst of cicadas singing
なつ
夏
ぜみ
蝉
summer cicadas
まつ
松
ぜみ
蝉
cicada abundant in late spring
おし
唖
ぜみ
蝉
voiceless cicada (female)
かん
寒
ぜみ
蝉
cicadas which sing in late autumn
せみ
蝉
　
の
は
羽
づき
月
sixth lunar month
あき
秋
ぜみ
蝉
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