Kanji

蚊

mosquito

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ブン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

Common Readings

Example sentences

なる 刺されて あちこち 痒く なる

In summer, I get bitten by mosquitoes and get itchy everywhere.

手の甲 てのこう
手の甲 止まった

A mosquito landed on the back of my hand.

蚊帳の外 かやのそと
重要 話し合い 完全 蚊帳の外 置かれていた

In the important discussion, I was completely left out of the loop.

蚊柱 かばしら
夕暮れ時 軒先 大きな 蚊柱 立っていた

At dusk, a large swarm of midges was hovering under the eaves.

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