mosquito
On'yomi (音読み)
- ブン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- か
About this kanji
The kanji 蚊, pronounced "ka" in kun'yomi, refers to a mosquito. It is primarily used as a noun, relating to this small flying insect known for its bites. You will find it in compounds like 蚊帳 (かや), which means "mosquito net," used to protect against these pesky bugs while sleeping. Another example is 蚊柱 (かばしら), meaning "mosquito swarm," referring to a group of mosquitoes together. Additionally, 家蚊 (いえか) denotes the house mosquito, common in many areas. A quick note: while mosquitoes are mostly annoying, they can also spread diseases, so it's good to be aware of them!
Example sentences
夏は蚊が多い。
There are many mosquitoes in summer.
Meanings across languages
- English
- mosquito
- Tiếng Việt
- muỗi
- 日本語
- 蚊
- 한국어
- 모기
- 中文
- 蚊子
- id
- nyamuk
- th
- ยุง
- es
- mosquito
- fr
- moustique
- de
- Mücke
- pt
- mosquito
Common compounds
- 蚊帳かやmosquito net
- 蚊柱かばしらmosquito swarm
- 家蚊いえかhouse mosquito (genus Culex)
- 蚊針かばりfishing fly
- 大蚊ががんぼcrane fly, daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
- 揺蚊ユスリカchironomid (any insect of family Chironomidae), non-biting midge
- 糠蚊ぬかかbiting midge, no-see-um (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae)
- 蚊火かびsmoky fire to repel mosquitoes
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