mosquito

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 蚊 is read か, has 10 strokes, and relates to mosquitoes.
• Basic usage: 蚊 is read か, and 蚊帳 is read かや.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 蚊 and 蚊帳
  • 蚊 means mosquito.
  • 窓を開けたまま寝たら蚊に刺された。 means “I slept with the window open and was bitten by a mosquito.”
  • 蚊帳 means mosquito net.
  • 夏の夜は布団の上に蚊帳をつります。 means “We hang a mosquito net over the bedding on summer nights.”