茅蜩

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
茅	蜩
Jinmeiyō	Hyōgai
irregular

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひぐらし [hìgúráshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiɡɯ̟ɾa̠ɕi]

Noun

茅蜩(ひぐらし) or 茅蜩(ヒグラシ) • (higurashi) 

1. Alternative spelling of 蜩 (higurashi, “evening cicada, Tanna japonensis”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
茅	蜩
ぼう Jinmeiyō	ちょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーちょー [bòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

茅(ぼう)蜩(ちょう) • (bōchō) ^{←ばうてう (bauteu)?}

1. evening cicada