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Kotomora

蚊

mosquito

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ブン

Kun'yomi

  • か

Meaning

蚊 centers on the insect mosquito, a small flying pest known for biting and drawing blood.

Most common words using 蚊

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  • 蚊か
    N3

    mosquito

  • 蚊帳かや

    mosquito net

  • 蚊取り線香かとりせんこう

    mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

  • ネッタイシマ蚊ネッタイシマか

    yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

  • ヒトスジシマ蚊ヒトスジシマか

    Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

  • マラリア蚊マラリアか

    malaria mosquito

  • ヤブ蚊やぶか

    Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito

  • 地下家蚊ちかいえか

    London Underground mosquito (Culex pipiens f. molestus)

  • 大蚊ががんぼ

    crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)

  • 家蚊いえか

    house mosquito (genus Culex)

  • 小型赤家蚊こがたあかいえか

    Culex tritaeniorhynchus (species of mosquito)

  • 小米蚊帳吊こごめかやつり

    rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)

  • 幌蚊帳ほろがや

    tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)

  • 支那翅斑蚊しなはまだらか

    Anopheles sinensis (species of mosquito)

  • 熱帯家蚊ねったいいえか

    southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus)

  • 糠蚊ぬかか

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

  • 羽斑蚊はまだらか

    Anopheles (genus of mosquitoes)

  • 蚊いぶしかいぶし

    smoking out mosquitoes; mosquito fumigator; smudge

  • 蚊の囁くような声かのささやくようなこえ

    faint voice

  • 蚊の涙かのなみだ

    pittance; something very small

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Study

Etymology

蚊 combines 虫 (insect) with 文, which likely contributes the sound ブン. The character specifically denotes a mosquito, a type of insect.

Meaning mnemonic

The insect radical 虫 on the left and 文 on the right can be remembered as a mosquito writing a pattern (文) on your skin with its bite.

Reading mnemonic

For ブン, imagine a mosquito buzzing around a bun (ブン) at a picnic, trying to land on the food.