ミンミンゼミ

also: みんみんぜみ

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Meanings

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robust cicada; mingming cicada

usually written using kana alone

A large cicada species (Oncotympana maculaticollis) known for its loud, distinctive 'min-min' call, common in summer in Japan.

In summer, you can hear the sound of robust cicadas in the park.

ミンミンゼミは他ほかのセミより少すこし遅おくれて鳴なき始はじめる。

Robust cicadas start singing a little later than other cicadas.