{"id":10305,"date":"2026-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=10305"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T02:46:06","slug":"what-is-semishigure-more-than-the-sound-of-cicadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=10305","title":{"rendered":"What Is Semishigure? More Than the Sound of Cicadas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chorus of cicadas filling the summer air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is one way to describe <em>semishigure<\/em> (\u305b\u307f\u3057\u3050\u308c \/ \u8749\u6642\u96e8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that definition alone does not fully explain the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cicadas sing in many parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So why did Japanese people compare their voices to <strong>rain<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Word That Means More Than Its Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The word <em>semishigure<\/em> is made up of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>semi (\u305b\u307f \/ \u8749)<\/strong> \u2014 cicada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>shigure (\u3057\u3050\u308c \/ \u6642\u96e8)<\/strong> \u2014 a passing shower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Literally, it means &#8220;cicada shower.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_1.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, no rain is falling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, countless cicadas sing together so densely that their voices seem to pour down over the landscape like rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet when Japanese people hear the word <em>semishigure<\/em>, they rarely think only about insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They often imagine an entire summer scene:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>brilliant blue skies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>blazing sunshine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>green forests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hot afternoon air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a quiet countryside filled with endless cicada songs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, <em>semishigure<\/em> is not simply about sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the soundscape of a Japanese summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Onomatopoeic Feelings Hidden Inside<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Semishigure is not an onomatopoeia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet it can be understood through onomatopoeic feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gira Gira (\u304e\u3089\u304e\u3089)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blazing summer sun fills the sky with dazzling light.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/giragira_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=5922\">What Is \u201cGira Gira\u201d? The Japanese Sound of Strong, Flashy Shine<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Think of the sun blazing overhead with no mercy.Or a flashy outfit sparkling under a disco ball.Or\u2026 eyes burning with intensity or greed. That\u2019s the feeling &#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">M\u012bn M\u012bn (\u307f\u30fc\u3093\u307f\u30fc\u3093)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cicadas begin their familiar summer chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">J\u012b J\u012b (\u3058\u30fc\u3058\u30fc)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Different cicadas join in, creating layer upon layer of sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shiiin&#8230; (\u3057\u30fc\u3093)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly, the singing stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a brief moment, the silence feels almost louder than the chorus itself.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shiiin_main-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=605\">What Is \u201cShiiin\u2026\u201d? The Japanese Sound of Total Silence and Crickets Chirping<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Ever felt the air freeze in awkward silence? Or watched a scene where even the crickets stopped chirping?That\u2019s when the Japanese onomatopoeia \u201cShiiin\u2026\u201d (\u3057&#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chirin&#8230; (\u3061\u308a\u3093)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wind chime gently rings in the quiet, making the stillness of summer feel even deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chirin_main-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/?p=9309\">What Is \u201cChirin\u201d? The Japanese Sound of a Gentle Bell<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Have you ever heard a wind chime move in a summer breeze? Or a small bell ring with a clear, delicate sound? That light, beautiful ringing sound in Japanese &#8230;<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tsuku Tsuku Boshi (\u3064\u304f\u3064\u304f\u307c\u3046\u3057)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As late summer approaches, a different cicada begins to sing, quietly reminding us that the season will not last forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These sounds are not part of <em>semishigure<\/em> itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But together they create the atmosphere hidden inside the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Did Japanese People Compare Cicadas to Rain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/komorebi_1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/komorebi_1.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/komorebi_1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/komorebi_1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cicadas sing in many countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet Japanese people did not compare them to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They compared them to rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps it is because the sound does not come from one insect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It falls from every direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From every tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From every corner of the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like a summer shower, it surrounds everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interesting question is not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;What is semishigure?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The interesting question is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Why did Japanese people think the sound of cicadas was like rain?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no single answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the expression itself tells us something about how Japanese people listen to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_2.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does Semishigure Tell Us About Japan?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Japanese words describe more than what we can see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some describe what we hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Words such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>komorebi (sunlight filtering through leaves)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hanafubuki (a storm of cherry blossom petals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>oborozukiyo (a hazy moonlit night)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>samidare (early summer rain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>semishigure (a shower of cicada songs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These words do more than describe nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They invite us to experience it with all of our senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that sense, <em>semishigure<\/em> is more than the sound of insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a small window into how Japanese people hear summer itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_3.png 320w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/punipunidictionary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/semishigure_3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Semishigure means the chorus of cicadas filling the summer air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that is only the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real meaning may be found in the sounds hidden inside the season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>gira gira&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>m\u012bn m\u012bn&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>j\u012b j\u012b&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>shiiin&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>chirin&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>tsuku tsuku b\u014dshi&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps that is why Japanese people thought this sound was important enough to give it a name.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsID=\"9660\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-capbox cap_box 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