CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 26, 2016Jan 06, 2024 cicada, cicada shell, empty, ephemeral world, Japanese, meaning, summer season, utsusemi, utsushiomi, word Utsusemi (Cicada Shell) Today, I will talk about the Japanese “空蝉 (utsusemi).” 今日は、「空蝉(うつせみ)」という日本語を紹介します。 “空” menas “empty,” and “蝉” menas “cicada,” and “空蝉” expresses Read More