See also: ゼミ

Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of セミ – see the following entry.
せみ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?)
(This term, セミ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)