The kanji 蚊 means "mosquito" or "gnat". It refers to the small, flying insects known for their blood-sucking behavior, especially the females.

・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 ⚫︎ 蚊に刺される (ka ni saserareru) 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 (むし) which means "insect" or "bug", providing the general meaning category. The phonetic component is 文 (ぶん), which lends the sound "bun". The combination of these components creates the kanji for "mosquito."