Extended shinjitai form of 蟬: cicada

generic name for a cicada (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera); locust (chiefly US)

Synonym of セミ (“cicada”) above

summer (season)

surface; face (visible side of an object) / front (of a building), obverse side of a coin ("heads") / cover attached to a surface / outer clothing / facade; appearance; outside; exterior

table, chart, list / documents presented to a monarch from a vassal or other foreign dignitary

front of something

appearance / expression / surface / front / exterior / outward / outwardly / outward appearance / countenance

summer / Xia dynasty

a female given name / a surname