川蝉

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See also: 川蟬

Japanese

 カワセミ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
かわ
Grade: 1
せみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
川蟬 (kyūjitai)
翡翠
翡翆
魚狗

Etymology

(kawa, river) +‎ (semi, cicada)

Pronunciation

Noun

(かわ)(せみ) or 川蝉(カワセミ) (kawasemiかはせみ (kafasemi) or カハセミ (kafasemi)?

  1. a common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)