残蝉
Reading: ざんせん
Meaning: lingering cicada (in autumn)
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Example Sentence
Even though autumn has come, I can still hear the sound of lingering cicadas.
Usage Notes
A literary or poetic term referring to cicadas that remain singing into autumn after most have died. Often used in seasonal poetry and literature to evoke a sense of lingering summer or transience.
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