Alternative readings:
JLPT:N2
Frequency:
1

A mosquito — a small flying insect that bites and sucks blood, especially common in summer.

Noun

Examples

夏になると蚊が部屋に入ってくる。

Mosquitoes come into the room in summer.

蚊に刺されて赤く腫れてしまった。

I was bitten by a mosquito and it became red and swollen.

庭に蚊取り線香を焚いて虫よけをした。

I burned mosquito coils in the yard to keep insects away.