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Kotomora

蝿

fly

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • はえ
  • はい

Meaning

蝿 centers on the common insect: a fly. It is a specific zoological term without broad abstract extensions.

Most common words using 蝿

  • 光茸蝿ひかりきのこばえ

    glowworm

  • 刺蝿さしばえ

    stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)

  • 地中海実蝿ちちゅうかいみばえ

    Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata); medfly

  • 実蝿みばえ

    fruit fly (any insect of family Tephritidae)

  • 瓜蝿うりばえ

    cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis)

  • 糞蝿くそばえ

    greenbottle fly

  • 糞蝿ふんばえ

    dung fly (any fly of family Scathophagidae)

  • 糠蝿ぬかばえ

    biting midge (any insect of family Ceratopogonidae); no-see-um

  • 臭い物に蝿がたかるくさいものにはえがたかる

    flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together

  • 蚤蝿のみばえ

    phorid fly

  • 蝶蝿ちょうばえ

    moth fly (Psychodidae); moth midge; sand fly

  • 蝿取り紙はえとりがみ

    flypaper

  • 蝿帳はいちょう

    fly-net cupboard

  • 蝿毒草はえどくそう

    Asian lopseed (Phryma leptostachya subsp. asiatica)

  • 蝿蛆症ようそしょう

    myiasis

  • 銀蝿ぎんばえ

    large silvery fly

  • 馬蝿うまばえ

    horse botfly (Gasterophilus intestinalis)

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Etymology

蝿 combines 虫 (insect) with a phonetic component that historically indicated the sound. The right side is a simplified form, and its exact origin is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The insect radical 虫 on the left tells you it's a bug. The right side looks like a fly's body with wings and a curled tail, making 蝿 a fly.

Reading mnemonic

For ヨウ, imagine a fly buzzing with a high-pitched 'yo' sound: yo -> ヨウ, as the fly darts around.