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蚊取り線香 (かとりせんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

蚊か取とり線せん香こう

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Meanings

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noun

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

A spiral-shaped incense that repels mosquitoes when burned. Common in summer.

夏なつの夜よるは蚊か取とり線せん香こうを焚たいて過すごす。
On summer nights, I burn a mosquito coil.
蚊か取とり線せん香こうの匂においが部屋へやに広ひろ

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The smell of the mosquito coil spread through the room.

Written forms

蚊か取とり線せん香こう
Standard kanji spelling.
蚊か取とり線せん香こう
Variant without okurigana り.
蚊かとり線せん香こう
Variant with とり in kana.
蚊かとりせんこう
Kana variant for 線香.

Kanji

蚊mosquito
取take, fetch, take up
線line, track
香incense, smell, perfume

Similar words

蚊帳かや
A mosquito net, a physical barrier rather than a repellent.
虫むし除よけ
General insect repellent, including sprays and devices.

Etymology

Compound of 蚊取り (mosquito catching) and 線香 (incense stick). The term describes a spiral incense coil designed to repel mosquitoes.