Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri)
Specifically refers to the species Gampsocleis buergeri, a common katydid in Japan known for its loud call.
On summer nights, Japanese katydids are chirping in the grass.
katydid; bush-cricket; long-horned grasshopper
General term for any member of the family Tettigoniidae; in everyday use, often refers to the common Japanese species.
Katydids resemble grasshoppers but have long antennae.
Archaic usage; in older texts, きりぎりす could refer to crickets, but modern Japanese uses コオロギ for crickets.
In classical literature, 'kirigirisu' sometimes refers to what we now call a cricket.
Rare kanji form; not normally used in modern writing.
Rare kanji form; not normally used in modern writing.