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    3. 虻

    虻

    虻あぶ

    gadfly

    NTAnimalsKanji9 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    あぶ

    On'yomi

    ボウ

    gadflyhorsefly

    虫亡

    口
    虫
    丨
    亠
    亡
    匸

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    Concepts using this kanji

    水虻

    soldier fly (any fly of family Stratiomyidae, esp. species Stratiomys japonica)

    虫引虻

    robber fly (any fly of family Asilidae)

    花虻

    hoverfly (Syrphidae spp.)

    赤牛虻

    Tabanus chrysurus (species of horsefly)

    馬虻

    horse botfly

    虻蜂取らず

    attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither

    牛虻

    Tabanus trigonus (species of horsefly)

    盲虻

    deerfly (Chrysops suavis)

    虻

    horsefly

    虻蜂

    horsefly and bee

    吊虻

    bee fly (any insect of family Bombyliidae)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丨
    • 亠
    • 亡
    • 匸
    • 口
    • 虫

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    • 虻
    • 虻蜂取らず
    • 花虻
    • 盲虻
    • 馬虻
    • 虫引虻
    • 吊虻
    • 牛虻
    • 赤牛虻
    • 水虻
    • 虻蜂

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