JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 蚊: "mosquito"
The kanji 蚊 means "mosquito". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ブン in on'yomi and か in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ブン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | mosquito |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2121 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蚊
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蚊mosquito
- 蚊帳の外being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop
- 蚊帳mosquito net
- 蚊の鳴くような声very thin voice
- 蚊帳の外に置くto leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; to leave outside the mosquito net
- 蚊取り線香mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
- 蚊柱mosquito swarm
- 蚊トンボcrane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae) · a tall, gangly person; string bean
- 蚊遣りoutdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
- 蚊取りmosquito repellent
- 蚊針fishing fly
- 蚊遣り火smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
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