The kanji 蚊 means "mosquito." It represents the insect known for its annoying bites and its role in transmitting diseases.

・On-yomi (音読み): ブン (bun) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): か (ka)

⚫︎蚊 (ka) Translation: mosquito ⚫︎蚊取り線香 (katori senkou) Translation: mosquito coil (literally, "mosquito repelling incense") ⚫︎蚊に刺される (ka ni sasareru) Translation: to be bitten by a mosquito

The kanji 蚊 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎The semantic component is 虫 (mushi), meaning "insect". This provides the meaning element of the character, indicating that it refers to an insect. ⚫︎The phonetic component is 文 (bun), which provides the sound element ブン (bun). The sound association with 文 has to do with the fact that mosquitoes produce a buzzing sound ("ぶんぶん" / bunbun) ⚫︎This structure combines a meaning element (insect) with a sound element (phonetic "bun"), creating the character for mosquito.