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家ダニ (いえだに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

家いえダニ

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Meanings

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noun

tropical rat mite

usually written using kana alone

A parasitic mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti) that infests rodents and can bite humans; often encountered in pest control or medical contexts.

家いえダニはネズミに寄き生せいし、人ひとを刺さすこともある。
Tropical rat mites parasitize rats and can also bite humans.
駆く除じょ業ぎょう者しゃに家いえダニの発はっ生せいを相そう談だんした。
I consulted an exterminator about a tropical rat mite infestation.

Written forms

家いえダニUsage17%
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
イエダニUsage83%
家いえだに
Hiragana variant of the second element; less common than the katakana form.
家壁蝨いえだに
Ateji spelling using rare kanji; mainly of historical or etymological interest.
いえダニ

Kanji

house, home, family

壁wall, lining (stomach), fence

蝨lice, vermin

Similar words

ダニ
Generic term for mites and ticks; 家ダニ specifically refers to the tropical rat mite.
イエダニ
Katakana-only spelling of the same word; interchangeable with 家ダニ.

Etymology

Compound of 家 (house) and ダニ (mite), literally 'house mite'. The kanji 壁蝨 is an ateji representation of ダニ.