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イエカ (いえか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イエカ

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か

Meanings

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noun

house mosquito; Culex mosquito

usually written using kana alone

Refers to mosquitoes of the genus Culex, commonly found in and around houses. Often used in scientific or pest-control contexts.

イエカは夜よるに活かつ動どうすることが多おおい。
House mosquitoes are often active at night.
この地ち域いきではイエカが媒ばい介かいする病びょう気きが問もん題だいになっている。
Diseases transmitted by Culex mosquitoes are a problem in this area.

Written forms

イエカUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common in biological contexts; hiragana いえか is also used.
家いえ蚊か
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

家house, home, family
蚊

mosquito

Similar words

ヤブカ
ヤブカ (Aedes mosquito) is another common mosquito genus, often active during the day, while イエカ is more nocturnal.
蚊か
蚊 is the general term for mosquito; イエカ specifies the house mosquito genus.

Etymology

Compound of 家 (いえ, 'house') and 蚊 (か, 'mosquito'), literally 'house mosquito'.