Word Meaning 蝉時雨

せみしぐれ semishigure

蝉時雨 is read as せみしぐれ (semishigure) and means outburst of cicadas singing.

Meaning

English

outburst of cicadas singing
chorus of cicadas

Reading

Kana

せみしぐれ

Romaji

semishigure

Writing Variants

蝉しぐれ せみしぐれ semishigure

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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時雨

しぐれ

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

初時雨

はつしぐれ

the first rain to fall between the late autumn and the early winter

晴一時小雨

はれいちじこさめ

clear, with brief light rain

黄身時雨

きみしぐれ

var. of fresh Japanese sweet made of white bean paste, egg yolk, sugar and rice granules

小夜時雨

さよしぐれ

light shower on a night in late autumn and early winter

春時雨

はるしぐれ

spring rain

時雨模様

しぐれもよう

showery sky

梅雨時

つゆどき

wet season

時雨の化

じうのか

benevolent rule of a gracious sovereign

時雨煮

しぐれに

seafood, etc. preserve made with mirin, ginger and soy

時雨忌

しぐれき

Matsuo Basho remembrance day (12th day of the 10th lunar month, associated with the change of the seasons)

時雨月

しぐれづき

tenth lunar month