川蝉

See also: 川蟬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
川	蝉
かわ Grade: 1	せみ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

川 (kawa, “river”) +‎ 蝉 (semi, “cicada”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かわせみ [kàwásémí] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠se̞mʲi]

Noun

川蝉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 川蟬, hiragana かわせみ, katakana カワセミ, rōmaji kawasemi, historical hiragana かはせみ, historical katakana カハセミ)

a common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

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