蝉

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See also: 蟬

蝉 U+8749, 蝉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8749
← 蝈
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蝊 →

Translingual

Traditional 蟬
Shinjitai
(extended) 		蝉
Simplified 蝉

Han character

蝉 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8 in Chinese, 虫+9 in Japanese, 14 strokes in Chinese, 15 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 中戈金田十 (LICWJ), four-corner 58156, composition ⿰虫单 (G) or ⿰虫単 (J))

Usage notes

Due to Han unification, this Unicode character appears as 蝉 (虫单) in PRC-style fonts and 蝉 (虫単) in Japan-style fonts.

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2866, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+8749

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 蟬 (單 → 单).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 蝉 – see 蟬 (“cicada; a type of silk as thin as a cicada's wing; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 蟬).
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai
(extended)

蝉

Kyūjitai

蟬

Kanji

蝉

(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟬)

  1. Extended shinjitai form of 蟬: cicada

Readings

  • Go-on: ぜん (zen)
  • Kan-on: せん (sen)
  • Kun: せみ (semi, 蝉)、せび (sebi, 蝉)
  • Nanori: せみ (semi)

Compounds

Compounds

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
蝉
せみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟬 (kyūjitai)

/sen/ → */semu/ → /semi/

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 蟬 (MC dzyen). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Compare 文 (fumi).

Pronunciation

Noun

蝉(せみ) or 蝉(セミ) • (semi) 

  1. generic name for a cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera); locust (chiefly US)
  2. the back part a 横笛 (yokobue, “Japanese transverse flute”), about one centimeter from the embouchure hole, usually shaped like a cicada (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  3. a small pulley used to raise objects to high places
  4. (by extension) a pulley used to lift sails in a 和船 (wasen, “Japanese-style ship”) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蝉
せび
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
蟬 (kyūjitai)

/semi/ ⇔ /sebi/

A shift from semi above. Bilabial nasal /m/ becomes bilabial plosive /b/. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Appears in the Shinsen Jikyō.

Pronunciation

Noun

蝉(せび) • (sebi) 

  1. Synonym of 蝉 (semi, “cicada”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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