Word Meaning

かなかな kanakana

蜩 is read as かなかな (kanakana) and means evening cicada (Tanna japonensis).

Meaning

English

  1. evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)

Reading

Kana

かなかな

Romaji

kanakana

Writing Variants

  • 茅蜩 かなかな kanakana
  • 茅蜩 ひぐらし higurashi
  • ひぐらし higurashi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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ゆうがたになるとひぐらしのこえがやまにひびく。

In the evening, the cry of the clear-toned cicada echoes through the mountains.

なつのおわりをつげるようにひぐらしがないていた。

The clear-toned cicada was singing as if announcing the end of summer.

はやしのおくでひぐらしをきくとこころがおちつく。

Hearing the clear-toned cicada deep in the woods calms me down.

こどもたちはひぐらしのぬけがらをさがしていた。

The children were looking for the shed shells of clear-toned cicadas.

ひぐらしのこえをきくと、いなかのなつをおもいだす。

When I hear the clear-toned cicada, I remember summers in the countryside.