川蝉

See also: 川蟬

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
川蟬 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 翡翠
• 翡翆
• 魚狗

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かわせみ [kàwásémí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠se̞mʲi]

Noun

川(かわ)蝉(せみ) or 川蝉(カワセミ) • (kawasemi) ^{←かはせみ (kafasemi) or カハセミ (kafasemi)?}

1. a common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)