蜂 — kanji meaning “bee”
蜂
bee, wasp, hornet
- Meanings
- bee, wasp, hornet
- On'yomi
- ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi
- はち
- Name readings
- ほ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- Newspaper frequency
- #2223 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 142
- Chinese reading
- fēng — Chinese character page
Words with 蜂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ hachimitsu | honey |
| 蜂起 | ほうき houki | uprising; revolt |
| 蜂の巣 | はちのす hachinosu | beehive; hive; honeycomb |
| 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 |
| 働き蜂 | はたらきばち hatarakibachi | worker bee |
| 雀蜂 | すずめばち suzumebachi | hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae) |
| 蜂巣 | はちす hachisu | hive; beehive |
| 熊蜂 | くまばち kumabachi | Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans) |
| 蜂鳥 | はちどり hachidori | hummingbird (Trochilidae family) |
| 丸花蜂 | まるはなばち maruhanabachi | bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee |
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