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Kanji Detail for 蟬 - "cicada, continuous"

蟬

  • Meaning

    蟬 means "cicada, continuous." Also associated with beautiful.

    1. Cicada - An insect known for its summer song.

    2. Beautiful - Elegant and graceful; refined.

    3. Continuous - Going on without break; connected.

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    • Verified meaning: cicada, continuous
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: beautiful

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cicada; continuous

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cicada; continuous

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cicada

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cicada; continuous

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

    An insect name. Broadly divided into two types: summer cicada and autumn cicada. Four membrane-like wings. Thin and transparent. Its sound-producing organ is located at the junction of male thorax and abdomen. Has a small wrinkled membrane. Also has triangular muscles. Contracts and vibrates to produce sound. | Continuing. Continuous without interruption is called 蟬聯 (continuous succession).

  • Onyomi

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    sen(セン) セン

    zen(ゼン) ゼン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    semi(せみ) せみ

  • Strokes

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    18 strokes

  • Radical

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    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    cicada beautiful continuous continuing chirping insect metamorphosis molting nymph shell exoskeleton summer buzzing heat

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