蠅
Let’s learn Japanese kanji 蠅 !
今回の漢字は『蠅』です。
蠅 - ハエ a fly
蠅がたかっている -はえがたかっている flies are swarming (around something)
ハエ叩き -ハエたたき a fly swatter
(手で) 蠅を追う - (てで) ハエをおう to shoo away flies (with one’s hand)
蠅取り紙 -はえとりがみ flypaper
蠅を叩く -ハエをたたく to kill/swat flies
あごで蝿を追う -あごでハエをおう to be utterly prostrated; to not have strength to do a thing; to be exhausted beyond belief
※ 蠅取り草 - はえとりぐさ、はえとりそう Venus flytrap
P.S. Do you know that the left part of the character is a radical meaning insect? The other element is also a radical meaning frog 🐸
※ The kanji above is called kyūjitai 旧字体, old form of the character used until WW2. The Shinjitai 新字体 (below) is a simplified version of the character, a result of the post-war education reform.
Both characters are considered uncommon. The word “fly” is most often seen written in kana alone:: はえ or ハエ 🪰
