# 蚊 — mosquito

蚊 means “mosquito”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ブン (bun). Kun'yomi: か (ka). You'll see it in words such as 蚊 (ka, “mosquito”).

- Meaning: mosquito
- On'yomi: ブン (bun)
- Kun'yomi: か (ka)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 蚊

Sounds like 文: both read ブン.

Parts: 虫 insect · 文 sentence

## Words with 蚊

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蚊 | か (ka) | mosquito |

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/. Last updated 2026-11-01.