Semishigure

Recently, songs of evening cicadas (which are called higurashi in Japan) have come to resound in my university.

Today, I'd like to talk about the Japanese phrase "semishigure," which expresses songs of cicadas.

"Semi" means "cicadas," "shigure" means "a drizzling rain," and "semishigure" is a phrase that likens songs of cicadas to sounds of the drizzling rain.

I think that this phrase has an attractive atmosphere compared to saying just "a buzz of cicadas" or "a chorus of cicadas."

This phrase expressed not only sounds but also a scene of summer.

I especially like semishigure by higurashi, and somehow it makes me want to cry.

蝉時雨

最近、ヒグラシの鳴き声が大学に響くようになりました。

今日は、蝉の鳴き声を表す表現「蝉時雨」を紹介します。

蝉時雨は、たくさんの蝉が鳴いているようすを、時雨の降る音にたとえて表現した言葉です。

ただ単に「大量の蝉の鳴き声」や「蝉の大合唱」と表現するよりも風情があると思います。

また、この言葉は音だけでなく夏の情景も表しています。

私は特に、ヒグラシの蝉時雨が好きで、聞いていると何故だか泣きそうになります。