蜂

bee

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingホウ

Kun readingはち

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

beeRtK
蜂に刺されるととても痛い。Bee stings can be very painful.tatoeba
彼は蜂がお互いに意思伝達をする事が出来ると言う証拠を見つけた。He found the evidence that bees can communicate with each other.tatoeba
wasp
hornet
雀蜂の群れが子供達を襲った。A cloud of hornets set at the children.tatoeba

Homonyms

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Same reading (はち)

Radicals and components

Radical虫insect

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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insect (虫) · Segway · Macbeth · walking legs (儿) · bushes

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1684

Compound words

蜂蜜はちみつ

胡蜂スズメバチ

雀蜂スズメバチ

蜂窩ほうか

蜜蜂ミツバチ

honeybee (Apis sp.)

円花蜂まるはなばち

bumblebee (Bombus sp.)

丸花蜂まるはなばち

bumblebee (Bombus sp.)

働き蜂はたらきばち

蜂の巣はちのす

鼈甲蜂べっこうばち

スズメ蜂スズメバチ

黒丸花蜂くろまるはなばち

Bombus ignitus (species of bumblebee)

蜂蜜入りはちみついり

containing honey

アンナ蜂鳥アンナはちどり

Anna's woodpecker (Calypte anna)

はたらき蜂はたらきばち

虻蜂とらずあぶはちとらず

attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither

虻蜂取らずあぶはちとらず

attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither

泣き面に蜂なきつらにはち

making matters worse

泣きっ面に蜂なきつらにはち

making matters worse

Additional Examples

彼はかなり大量の蜂蜜を使った。

He used a lot of honey.tatoeba

痛い！蜂に刺された。

Ouch!! I've been stung by a bee!!tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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