蚊か火び

noun

smoky fire to repel mosquitoes

A traditional method of driving away mosquitoes by burning something that produces smoke, such as pine needles or special coils. Often associated with summer evenings. The reading かひ is archaic.

See also: 蚊遣り火

• 夏なつの夕ゆう方がた、庭にわで蚊か火びを焚たいて蚊かを追おい払はらった。

  On summer evenings, we burned a smoky fire in the garden to drive away mosquitoes.

• 蚊か火びの煙けむりが目めにしみる。

  The smoke from the mosquito-repelling fire stings my eyes.