空蝉-the present world-
Japanese is known as one of the most difficult languages in the world.
However, because of this, it has a wide range of expressions, and there are many "beautiful Japanese" from ancient to modern words.
Here, we would like to introduce some of the "Beautiful Japanese" selected by the KUDEN team as "Beautiful Letters."
The shape of the letters is of course beautiful, but if you know the meaning, you can feel the depth of the beauty even more.
We hope you enjoy learning Japanese language not often listed in textbooks.
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Today's Beautiful Japanese
空蝉
noun
Read : Utsusemi (うつせみ)
Daily use: Not often use but many people know
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[ Meaning ]
A person presently living in this world. In turn, this world.
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Utsusemi means 'cicada shells' and is used as a summer word.
As such, the word is also used to describe the state of soullessness or emptiness.
Utsusemi is also known as a character in The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu.
She left the protagonist Hikaru Genji, leaving only her kimono behind, which inspired Hikaru Genji to describe it as a Utsusemi.
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However, because of this, it has a wide range of expressions, and there are many "beautiful Japanese" from ancient to modern words.
Here, we would like to introduce some of the "Beautiful Japanese" selected by the KUDEN team as "Beautiful Letters."
The shape of the letters is of course beautiful, but if you know the meaning, you can feel the depth of the beauty even more.
We hope you enjoy learning Japanese language not often listed in textbooks.
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Today's Beautiful Japanese
空蝉
the present world
nounRead : Utsusemi (うつせみ)
Daily use: Not often use but many people know
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[ Meaning ]
A person presently living in this world. In turn, this world.
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Utsusemi means 'cicada shells' and is used as a summer word.
As such, the word is also used to describe the state of soullessness or emptiness.
Utsusemi is also known as a character in The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu.
She left the protagonist Hikaru Genji, leaving only her kimono behind, which inspired Hikaru Genji to describe it as a Utsusemi.
You can check out our latest posts on SNS.
For more information, click here!
