蚊

mosquito

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingブン

Kun readingか

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

mosquitoRtK
私は昨晩蚊になやまされた。I was harried by mosquitoes last night.tatoeba
私は蚊を入れないよう窓を閉めた。I shut the window to keep the mosquitoes out.tatoeba

Radicals and components

Radical虫insect

Components

How it's built

蚊

→
- →
  - →
  - →
→
- →
- →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

insect (虫) · sentence · sentence · plaid · kilt · Billy Connolly

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1864

Compound words

蚊柱かばしら

蚊燻かやり

outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes

羽斑蚊はまだらか

Anopheles (genus of mosquitoes)

蚊母鳥よたか

grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

豹脚蚊やぶか

Aedes (genus of mosquitoes)

幌蚊帳ほろがや

tent-shaped mosquito net (often used to protect infants)

翅斑蚊はまだらか

Anopheles (genus of mosquitoes)

蚊取線香かとりせんこう

蚊触れるかぶれる

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant)

蚊とり線香かとりせんこう

蚊取り線香かとりせんこう

支那翅斑蚊しなはまだらか

Anopheles sinensis (species of mosquito)

蚊とりせんこうかとりせんこう

蚊の囁くような声かのささやくようなこえ

蚊のささやくような声かのささやくようなこえ

Additional Examples

蚊に刺された。

I got bitten by mosquitoes.tatoeba

蚊を見るだけで彼女は気分が悪くなる。

The mere sight of a mosquito makes her sick.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蚊

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step