蚊(か)

か

noun

mosquito

1. mosquito

A small flying insect that bites and sucks blood. Female mosquitoes cause itchy bites and can transmit diseases.

蚊(か)に刺(さ)されて痒(かゆ)い。

I was bitten by a mosquito and it's itchy.

刺(さ)される is used for mosquito bites

夏(なつ)になると蚊(か)が多(おお)くなる。

Mosquitoes become more numerous in summer.

蚊(か)が耳元(みみもと)で飛(と)んでいて眠(ねむ)れない。

A mosquito is flying near my ear and I can't sleep.

蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう)をつけたら、蚊(か)がいなくなった。

After lighting a mosquito coil, the mosquitoes went away.

蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) = mosquito coil

夏(なつ)のキャンプでは蚊(か)に刺(さ)されないように、長袖(ながそで)を着(き)て虫(むし)よけスプレーも使(つか)った。

At the summer camp, I wore long sleeves and used insect repellent spray to avoid mosquito bites.

蚊(か) refers to mosquitoes.

Common expressions

蚊(か)に刺(さ)される (to be bitten by a mosquito)
蚊(か)を叩(たた)く (to swat a mosquito)
蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) (mosquito coil)
蚊帳(かや) (mosquito net)
蚊(か)の鳴(な)くような声(こえ) (a barely audible voice; literally "a voice like a mosquito buzzing")

Counter: 匹(ひき)

Cultural note

蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) (mosquito coils) are a traditional summer item in Japan, and their spiral shape is iconic. The pig-shaped ceramic holder (蚊遣(かや)り豚(ぶた)) is a common household item.

Related Words

Related: 蚊取(かと)り線香(せんこう) (mosquito coil)

Related: 虫除(むしよ)け (insect repellent)

Compare: 虻(あぶ) (horsefly)

Compare: 羽虫(はむし) (small winged insect)

Related: 虫(むし) (insect, bug, worm)

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Added 2026.1.14 20:02 · Revised 2026.10.9 22:44

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