コオロギ

こおろぎ
noun
cricket (insect)
animal-insect
1. cricket
A small, dark, jumping insect whose males chirp by rubbing their wings together, especially on autumn evenings. Also written 蟋蟀(こおろぎ).
夜(よる)にコオロギが鳴(な)く。
Crickets chirp at night.
秋(あき)になるとコオロギの声(こえ)が聞(き)こえる。
When autumn comes, you can hear the sound of crickets.
静(しず)かな夜(よる)、コオロギの鳴(な)き声(ごえ)が秋(あき)の訪(おとず)れを感(かん)じさせる。
On a quiet night, the chirping of crickets makes you feel the arrival of autumn.

A cricket, strongly associated with autumn in Japan, where its chirping (鳴(な)き声(ごえ)) is a seasonal sound enjoyed much like birdsong.

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