蝉時雨

See also: 蟬時雨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蝉 時 雨
せみ
Hyōgaiji		 しぐれ
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
irregular
Alternative spelling
蟬時雨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

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

Noun

蝉(せみ)時雨(しぐれ) • (semishigure) 

  1. outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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