せみ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of せみ – see the following entry.

【蝉】H

[noun] generic name for a cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera); locust (chiefly US)

[noun] 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?)

[noun] a small pulley used to raise objects to high places

[noun] (by extension) a pulley used to lift sails in a 和船 (wasen, “Japanese-style ship”) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Alternative spelling
セミ

(This term, せみ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as せみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せみ.)

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