Definition of 空蝉 (うつせみ)

うつせみ

空蝉

うつせみ

utsusemi

noun
1.
man of this world, the real world, temporal things
2.
cast-off cicada shell, cicada(only relevant for 空蝉 and 虚蝉)
Other readings:
空蝉【うつそみ】[1][2]
虚蝉【うつせみ】[1]
虚蝉【うつそみ】[1][2]
現人【うつせみ】
現人【うつそみ】[2]
現人【うつしおみ】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
cicada
void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
present, existing, actual
person