蝉

See also: 蟬

蝉 U+8749, 蝉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8749
← 蝈
[U+8748] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 蝊 →
[U+874A]

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

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蟬)

  1. Extended shinjitai form of 蟬: cicada

Readings

Compounds
Compounds

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
蝉
せみ
Hyōgaiji
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
  • (flute part): 蝉口(せみぐち) (semiguchi) 蝉本(せみもと) (semimoto)
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 蝉(せみ)の羽(は)月(づき) (semi no hazuki, “sixth lunar month”)
  • 蝉(せみ)時雨(しぐれ) (semi-shigure, “outburst of cicadas singing​”)
  • 秋蝉(あきぜみ) (akizemi, “cicadas that sing when autumn comes​”)
  • 秋(あき)の蝉(せみ) (aki no semi, “cicadas that sing even in autumn​”)
  • 油(アブラ)蝉(ゼミ), 鳴蜩(アブラゼミ) (aburazemi)
  • 空蝉(うつせみ), 虚蝉(うつせみ) (utsusemi)
  • 蝦夷(エゾ)蝉(セミ) (Ezo semi)
  • 唖蝉(オシゼミ) (oshizemi)
  • 寒蝉(かんぜみ) (kanzemi, “cicadas which sing in late autumn​”)
  • 熊蝉(クマゼミ) (kumazemi)
  • 角蝉(ツノゼミ) (tsunozemi)
  • 夏蝉(なつぜみ) (natsuzemi, “summer cicadas”)
  • 春蝉(ハルゼミ) (haruzemi)
  • 法(ホウ)師(シ)蝉(ゼミ) (hōshi-zemi)
  • 松蝉(まつぜみ) (matsuzemi, “cicada abundant in late spring​”)
  • みんみん蝉(ゼミ), 蛁蟟(ミンミンゼミ) (minmin-zemi)
  • にいにい蝉(ゼミ) (niinii-zemi)
  • 夕蝉(ゆうぜみ) (yūzemi, “cicada singing at dusk”)
See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
蝉
せび
Hyōgaiji
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
  • IPA(key): [se̞bʲi]

Noun

蝉(せび) • (sebi) 

  1. Synonym of セミ (“cicada”) above

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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