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蚊

蚊 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. か。多くは吸血の習性を持つ小型の昆虫。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「虫」 + 音符「文」。昆虫の「カ」を意味する漢語｛蚊｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

mosquito

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ブン
Kun (native)
  • かJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音wen2
  • 한글mun
  • Hán-ViệtVăn

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Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
虫(むし)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+868A

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰虫文

Words using this kanji

  • 蚊か（か 学術的表記"カ"）双翅目カ科の昆虫の総称。幼虫は孑孑（孑孒）。 (夏の季語)mosquito
  • 蚊帳かやかやの漢語表現ないしそれに当てた漢字表記。mosquito net
  • 蚊柱かばしら夏場の夕方、蚊の群れが柱のように飛ぶこと。もちつき。mosquito swarm
  • 蚊針かばりfishing fly
  • 蚊火かび蚊を追い払うために焚く火。蚊遣り火。smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
  • 蚊の涙かのなみだpittance, something very small
  • 蚊遣りかやり蚊を追い払うために草木や香をたいていぶすこと。また、そのためにたくもの。outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes, mosquito-fumigation
  • 蚊食鳥かくいどりbat
  • 蚊遣器かやりきdevice to repel mosquitoes by fumigation
  • 蚊取りかとり蚊を取ること。mosquito repellent
  • 蚊母樹いすのきDistylium racemosum (evergreen tree of the winter-hazel genus)
  • 蚊よけかよけmosquito repellent
  • 蚊いぶしかいぶしsmoking out mosquitoes, mosquito fumigator, smudge
  • 蚊絶やしかだやしmosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), mosquito fish, gambusia
  • 蚊帳の外かやのそと話題となっている対象とは無縁であること。また、そのさま。being excluded, being ignored, being kept in the dark (about), being kept out of the loop
  • 蚊遣り火かやりび蚊遣りをするためにたく火。smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
  • 蚊トンボかトンボcrane fly, daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae), a tall, gangly person, string bean
  • 蚊帳吊草かやつりぐさgalingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria), nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
  • 蚊取り線香かとりせんこう蚊を駆除するための渦巻きまたは棒状の線香のような薬剤。除虫菊を主に使い、火を灯して使用する。mosquito coil, anti-mosquito incense
  • 蚊帳の外に置くかやのそとにおくto leave in the dark, to leave out in the cold, to keep out of the loop

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