Kanji Detail for 蟬 - "cicada, beautiful, continuous"

蟬

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
蟬 means "cicada, beautiful, continuous."
1. Cicada - An insect known for its summer song.
2. Beautiful - Elegant and graceful; refined.
3. Continuous - Going on without break; connected.
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

sen(セン)

zen(ゼン)
Kunyomi

semi(せみ)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
cicada beautiful continuous continuing chirping insect metamorphosis molting nymph shell exoskeleton summer buzzing heat