孑孒

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 孑孒 – see 孑孓 (“mosquito larva; wriggler; bending and stretching”).
(This term is a variant form of 孑孓).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
孑 孒
ぼうふら
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun
Kanji in this term
孑 孒
ぼうふり
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 孑孓 (jiéjué).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 孑孒 – see the following entry.
【孑孑ぼうふら】
[noun] a wriggler (mosquito larva)
Alternative spellings
棒振, 孑々, ボウフラ, ボーフラ
【孑孑ぼうふり】
[noun] a wriggler (mosquito larva)
Alternative spelling
棒振
(This term, 孑孒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

  • 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おどり), 孑孒(ぼうふら)踊(おど)り (bōfura odori)
  • 赤(あか)孑孒(ぼうふら) (aka bōfura)
  • 鬼(おに)孑孒(ぼうふら) (oni bōfura)
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