ヤブ蚊か

Related words

• 蚊か

  General term for mosquito. ヤブ蚊 specifically refers to Aedes mosquitoes, often found in bushes.

• アカイエカ

  Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens), active at night. ヤブ蚊 is a different genus, active during the day.

Written forms

• ヤブ蚊
  • やぶか

    Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.

  • やぶっか
• 藪蚊Usage55%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • やぶか

    Kanji spelling using 藪.

  • やぶっか
• やぶ蚊Usage27%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • やぶか

    Hiragana-katakana mixed spelling.

  • やぶっか
• 薮蚊Usage9%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • やぶか

    Kanji spelling using 薮.

  • やぶっか
• やぶかUsage9%
• 豹脚蚊
  out-dated kanji form
  • やぶか

    Rare spelling using outdated kanji.

  • やぶっか
• ヤブカ
  kana-only spelling

  Full katakana spelling.

• やぶっか

Etymology

Compound of 藪 (yabu, 'bush, thicket') and 蚊 (ka, 'mosquito'), referring to mosquitoes that inhabit bushy areas.