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.

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Added 2026.1.14 20:02 · Revised 2026.3.4 11:32
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