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Readings

Kana: ブン、か
Romaji: bun, ka
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

mosquito

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  142
Frequency:  2121
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  mun
Chinese Reading:  wen2
Unicode:  868a
JIS:  3263

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1319
Nelson Index: 4123
New Nelson Index: 5288
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d4.5
Four Corner Index: 5014.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1056
Gakken Index: 1771
Japanese Names Index: 1135
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32849
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0005
Remembering the kanji Index: 1728
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1714
Kodansha Compact Index: 1605
Kanji in Context Index: 1860
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 886
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1205
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1744
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1864
Essential Kanji Index: 1119
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1673
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1666
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1387

Words

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mosquito
蚊帳吊草 (かやつりぐさ、しゃそう、カヤツリグサ)
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
蚊柱 (かばしら)
mosquito swarm
蚊帳の外 (かやのそと)
leaving out of an event; treating as an outsider; outside the mosquito net
蚊燻 (かいぶし)
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes
蚊帳 (かや、かちょう、ぶんちょう)
mosquito net
蚊絶やし (かだやし、カダヤシ)
mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis); mosquito fish; gambusia
羽斑蚊 (はまだらか、ハマダラカ)
anopheles mosquito (any mosquito of genus Anopheles, capable of carrying malaria)
蚊針 (かばり)
fishing fly
金蚊 (かなぶん、カナブン)
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
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