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► 成句
蚊  [か]  [蚊の鳴くような声]    meaning:  timid  rank: 4
☆ 彼女は蚊の鳴くような声で答えた ⇨ She answered in a very faint, timid, voice  (☛ Literally “voice like mosquito flying”, but it does not mean “annoying like mosquito”, but rather someone’s voice is very faint out of fear, embarrassment, etc.)

► 名詞
蚊  [か]    meaning:  mosquito  rank: 2
☆ 蚊に噛まれた ⇨ I got bitten by a mosquito  (☛ Ubiquitous in Japan)


More examples:
  • 蚊を媒介して伝染する病気 ⇨ A disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes
  • 蚊は血を吸う ⇨ Mosquitoes suck blood
  • 蚊取り線香 ⇨ Incense to catch (and kill) mosquitoes