虻 — kanji meaning “gadfly”
虻
gadfly, horsefly
- Meanings
- gadfly, horsefly
- On'yomi
- ボウ (bou)
- Kun'yomi
- あぶ
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 142
- Chinese reading
- méng — Chinese character page
Words with 虻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花虻 | はなあぶ hanaabu | hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.); syrphid |
| 盲虻 | めくらあぶ mekuraabu | deerfly (Chrysops suavis) |
| 馬虻 | うまあぶ umaabu | horse botfly |
| 虫引虻 | むしひきあぶ mushihikiabu | robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae) |
| 吊虻 | つりあぶ tsuriabu | bee fly (any insect of family Bombyliidae) |
| 牛虻 | うしあぶ ushiabu | Tabanus trigonus (species of horsefly) |
| 赤牛虻 | あかうしあぶ akaushiabu | Tabanus chrysurus (species of horsefly) |
| 水虻 | みずあぶ mizuabu | soldier fly (any fly of family Stratiomyidae, esp. species Stratiomys japonica) |
| 虻蜂 | あぶはち abuhachi | horsefly and bee; horsefly and wasp |
| 塩屋虻 | しおやあぶ shioyaabu | robber fly (Promachus yesonicus) |
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