Japanese symbol for “beehive”
蜂の巣
はちのす
Romaji: hachinosu
beehive; hive; honeycomb
In Japanese, beehive is 蜂の巣, read はちのす (hachinosu).
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Meanings
- exp, n beehive; hive; honeycomb
- exp, n something full of holes; Swiss cheese
- exp, n beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach (food)
- exp, n swage block
Written forms: 蜂の巣、ハチの巣、はちの巣. Readings: はちのす、ハチノス.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “beehive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巣箱 | すばこ subako | beehive |
| 蜂巣 | はちす hachisu | hive; beehive |
| 蜂窩 | ほうか houka | beehive; hive; honeycomb |
| 養蜂箱 | ようほうばこ youhoubako | beehive |
| 蜂房 | ほうぼう houbou | hive; beehive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ hachimitsu | honey |
| 蜂起 | ほうき houki | uprising; revolt |
| 養蜂 | ようほう youhou | beekeeping; apiculture |
| 女王蜂 | じょおうばち jooubachi | queen bee; queen wasp |
| 蜜蜂 | みつばち mitsubachi | honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee |
| 空き巣 | あきす akisu | empty nest |
| 古巣 | ふるす furusu | old haunts; former homes |
| 卵巣 | らんそう ransou | ovary |
See also: Chinese symbol for “beehive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.