Japanese symbol for “mosquito”
蚊
か
Romaji: ka
mosquito
In Japanese, mosquito is 蚊, read か (ka).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n mosquito
Written forms: 蚊. Readings: か、カ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mosquito”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モスキート | モスキート mosukiito | mosquito |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蚊帳 | かや kaya | mosquito net |
| 蚊柱 | かばしら kabashira | mosquito swarm |
| 飛蚊症 | ひぶんしょう hibunshou | myodesopsia; seeing floaters in one's eye |
| 家蚊 | いえか ieka | house mosquito (genus Culex) |
| 羽斑蚊 | はまだらか hamadaraka | Anopheles (genus of mosquitoes) |
| 蚊の涙 | かのなみだ kanonamida | pittance; something very small |
See also: Chinese symbol for “mosquito”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.