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蚊 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ブンぶん · bun
Kun
かka
Meaning
mosquito

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect plus an element imitating its whine: the mosquito.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunかka蚊か蚊柱かばしらやぶ蚊やぶか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蚊帳かや

    mosquito net

  • 蚊柱かばしら

    swarm of mosquitoes

More words with this kanji

  • 蚊か

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夏(なつ)の夜(よる)は蚊(か)に刺(さ)されやすい。

You get bitten by mosquitoes easily on summer nights.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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