What does kanji 蝱 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蝱 is gadfly.

How is kanji 蝱 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蝱 are あぶ; the onyomi readings are ブウ, ボウ, ミョウ, モウ.

Example words that use kanji 蝱 include 虻.

Pre-Level 1

蝱

Meaning

gadfly

gadfly, horsefly

Stroke Order

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Unicode code: U+8771

Variant: 虻 (Formal) , 䖟 (Itaiji) , 䗈 (Itaiji)

1 common entries

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あぶ

horsefly

5 reference sentences

夏の牧場では蝱が牛のまわりを飛んでいた。

In the summer pasture, horseflies were flying around the cows.

蝱に腕を刺されて強くかゆくなった。

A horsefly bit my arm and it became very itchy.

川辺で蝱を避けながら釣りをした。

I went fishing by the river while avoiding horseflies.

蝱は人や動物の血を吸うことで知られている。

Horseflies are known for sucking the blood of humans and animals.

森の中で蝱の群れに出会って困った。

I had trouble when I encountered a swarm of horseflies in the forest.