川蝉

川蝉

See also: 川蟬

Japanese

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

Alternative forms

• 翡翠
• 翡翆
• 魚狗

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)

1. a common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)