Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
2121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: mosquito
Kunyomi: か
Onyomi: ブン
Composition: 虫 文
Radical: 虫
Meaning: insect
Reading: むし
Frequency: 1,067
Alternative forms:
蚊帳 (カヤ) mosquito net
夜鷹 (ヨタカ) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus), nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae), goatsucker, streetwalker, low class prostitute (Edo period), soba vendors who walk around at night, soba sold by these vendors
【カナブン】 (drone beetle (Pseudotorynorrhina japonica), scarab beetle)
蚊 (か) mosquito
蚊帳 (かや) mosquito net
マラリア蚊 (マラリアか) malaria mosquito
家蚊 (いえか) house mosquito (genus Culex)