Golden Cicada, Xuanzang's (Genjō Sanzō 玄奘三蔵 in Japanese) identity as one of the Buddha's disciples in his previous life in the Chinese novel Journey to the West

tradition / legend / folklore

hero

a male given name

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

a child / (figuratively) a girl, especially a dear or desired one (compare use of English baby, babe) / a smaller or younger version of a bigger object

(historical or contemporary) any of several kingdoms, empires, or states of the Chinese people

the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country