蝉時雨

See also: 蟬時雨

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝉 時 雨
せみ
Hyōgaiji		 Grade: 2 Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

蝉 (セミ) (semi, “cicada”) + 時雨 (しぐれ) (shigure, “rainshower”).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) せみし​ぐれ [sèmíshíꜜgùrè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [se̞mʲiɕiɡɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]

Noun

蝉時雨 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 蟬時雨, hiragana せみしぐれ, rōmaji semishigure)

  1. outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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