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Kanji Detail for 螓 - "cicada"

螓

  • Meaning

    螓 means "cicada."

    1. Cicada - A type of cicada with a broad, square head, used as a metaphor for a beautiful woman's forehead.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    small cicada with a square head

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a small cicada with a square head

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    small cicada with a square head

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a small cicada with a square head

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An insect name. A type of cicada. The Odes says "螓首蛾眉" (cicada forehead and moth eyebrows). Meaning the forehead is broad and square.
  • Onyomitip

    jin(じん) じん

    shin(しん) しん

  • Kunyomitip

    natsu(なつ) なつ

    zemi zemi

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords
    cicada type broad square head metaphor beautiful woman forehead
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