Dictionary/蝉せみSemiOther forms: 蟬Also read: せび、セミ蝉 (Semi) is a Japanese noun meaning “cicada, locust, small-sized pulley”.Meaningsnouncicada; locustnounsmall-sized pulleyExamplesセミが鳴いている。Cicadas are singing.あみでせみを捕まえた。We captured cicadas with a net.Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).Kanji in 蝉蝉cicada