川蝉

See also: 川蟬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
川 蝉
かわ
Grade: 1 		せみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
川蟬 (kyūjitai)
翡翠
翡翆
魚狗

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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)
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