つくつくぼうし
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Meanings
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Meimuna opalifera (a species of cicada)
usually written using kana alone
A cicada known for its distinctive 'tsuku-tsuku-boushi' call, heard in late summer to early autumn in Japan.
At the end of summer, the tsukutsukuboushi cicadas started singing.