Word Meaning 虚蝉

うつせみ utsusemi

虚蝉 is read as うつせみ (utsusemi) and means cast-off cicada shell.

Meaning

English

  1. cast-off cicada shell
  2. cicada
  3. one's present existence
  4. this mortal frame
  5. this world
  6. this life
  7. temporal things

Reading

Kana

うつせみ

Romaji

utsusemi

Writing Variants

  • 空蝉 うつせみ utsusemi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 161988 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虚偽

こぎ

fallacy

虚構

きょこう

fiction

虚無

きょむ

nihility

虚言

きょげん

falsehood

虚心

きょしん

open-minded

虚空

こくう

empty space

虚弱

きょじゃく

feebleness

虚栄

きょえい

vanity

虚栄心

きょえいしん

vanity

虚実

きょじつ

falsehood and truth

虚々実々

きょきょじつじつ

full of wiles and tricks

虚像

きょぞう

virtual image