Kanji 藪 thicket, bush, underbrush 薮 thicket, bush, underbrush 脚 skids, leg, undercarriage 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
藪蚊 Usage 55% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
やぶか
Kanji spelling using 藪 .
やぶっか
やぶ蚊 Usage 27% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
薮蚊 Usage 9% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
やぶか
Kanji spelling using 薮 .
やぶっか
やぶか Usage 9%
豹脚蚊
out-dated kanji form
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.
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