蛙鳴蝉噪 あめいせんそう Meanings Noun annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy Kanji 蛙 frog. Read as ア. 鳴 ring. Read as メイ. 蝉 cicada. Read as セン. 噪 be noisy. Read as ソウ. Word lists Yojijukugo (四字熟語) Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists