mosquito net
A net hung over a sleeping area to keep mosquitoes and other insects out. Often associated with traditional Japanese summer imagery.
夏は蚊帳を吊って寝る。
In summer, I hang a mosquito net and sleep.
祖母の家には古
Every summer, my grandmother would hang up a mosquito net every night.
There is still an old mosquito net at my grandmother's house.
As a child, I liked sleeping inside a mosquito net.
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.
蚊帳 is a portable mosquito net hung over a sleeping area, whereas 網戸 is a fixed mesh screen attached to a window or door.
Classical counter for suits of clothing and armor.
For things stretched over a frame — curtains, nets, umbrellas, bows.
tent-shaped mosquito net
galingale; Cyperus microiria · nut grass; Cyperus rotundus
rice flat sedge; Cyperus iria
Standard kanji spelling; the reading かや is the most common.
Rarely used kanji form; 蚊帳 is strongly preferred.
A native compound of 蚊, “mosquito,” and 屋, “enclosure,” traditionally written 蚊屋. 蚊帳 became the conventional written form, with 帳, “curtain,” representing the mosquito net.