Meaning of 蝉(せみ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 蝉

Kana Reading せみ, セミ

Romaji semi, semi

Examples of 蝉, せみ, セミ in a sentence

「ここって・・・蝉の声が東京と違う」「あらまっ、よく気がついたこと。貴女、良い音感してるわよ」

Here ... the sound of the cicadas is different. "Oh my, I'm impressed you noticed. You've got a good sense of pitch!"
セミが鳴いている。

Cicadas are singing.
あみでせみを捕まえた。

We captured cicadas with a net.

蝉

15 strokes

cicada

On'Yomi: セン, ゼン

Kun'Yomi: せみ

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