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空蝉 【うつせみ】

  1. [n] one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; this life; temporal things
  2. [n] cast-off cicada shell; cicada
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
空 Empty, Sky, Void, Vacant, Vacuum クウ そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい 1
蝉 Cicada セン, ゼン せみ