noun
mosquito
Loanword from English, used in contexts like product names, brand names, or technical terms. The native Japanese word 蚊 (か) is far more common in everyday speech.
See also: 蚊
モスキートネットを張って寝た。
I slept under a mosquito net.
このスプレーはモスキートに効く。
This spray works against mosquitoes.
The standard Japanese word for mosquito. モスキート is a loanword used mainly in compound terms or brand names.
Borrowed from English 'mosquito'.