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蜩

Readings

Kana: チョウ、ひぐらし、せみ
Romaji: chō, higurashi, semi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

clear-toned cicada

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  142
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-8
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  tiao2
Unicode:  8729
JIS:  6973

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4151
New Nelson Index: 5334
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d8.9
Four Corner Index: 5712.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33166
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0049

Words

蜩 (ひぐらし、ヒグラシ、カナカナ)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
油蝉 (あぶらぜみ、アブラゼミ)
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
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