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蟬

cicada
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingセン、ゼン
Kun readingせみ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. cicada
  2. continuous
  1. locust
  2. small-sized pulley

Radicals and components

Radical虫insect
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

耳蟬みみずく
auricled leafhopper (Ledra auditura)
夕蟬ゆうぜみ
cicada singing at dusk
啞蟬おしぜみ
voiceless cicada (female)
蝦夷蟬えぞぜみ
Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)

Stroke Order

18 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蟬

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step