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蚊取り線香 (katorisenkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蚊か取とり線せん香こう

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Meanings

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mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

A spiral-shaped incense that repels mosquitoes when burned. Common in summer.

夏なつの夜よるは蚊か取とり線せん香こうを焚たいて過すごす。

On summer nights, I burn a mosquito coil.

蚊か取とり線せん香こうの匂においが部屋へやに広ひろがった。

The smell of the mosquito coil spread through the room.

Kanji

蚊mosquito
取take, fetch, take up
線line, track
香incense, smell, perfume

Don't confuse with

蚊帳かや
蚊帳 is a physical net hung over a sleeping area to block mosquitoes, while 蚊取り線香 is a burning coil that repels them with smoke.

Built from

蚊か取とり+線せん香こう

Written forms

蚊か取とり線せん香こう
Standard kanji spelling.
蚊か取とり線せん香こう
Variant without okurigana り.
蚊かとり線せん香こう
Variant with とり in kana.
蚊かとりせんこう
Kana variant for 線香.

Etymology

Compound of 蚊取り (mosquito catching) and 線香 (incense stick). The term describes a spiral incense coil designed to repel mosquitoes.