蜜

honey

Stroke count: 14

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

honeyRtK
彼はかなり大量の蜂蜜を使った。He used a lot of honey.tatoeba
私は朝、トーストに蜂蜜を塗るのが好きです。I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.tatoeba
nectar
molasses

honeydew
treacle

Radicals and components

Radical虫insect

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · invariably · heart (心) · insect (虫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 838

Compound words

蜂蜜はちみつ

蜜柑みかん

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; clementine; satsuma

糖蜜とうみつ

蜜接みっせつ

close (relationship, connection, etc.)

蜜蜂ミツバチ

honeybee (Apis sp.)

餡蜜あんみつ

mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

はち蜜はちみつ

夏蜜柑なつみかん

natsumikan (Citrus natsudaidai)

波羅蜜はらみつ

蜜柑畑みかんばたけ

mandarin plantation

甜言蜜語てんげんみつご

蜂蜜入りはちみついり

containing honey

仁王般若波羅蜜經にんのうはんにゃはらみつきょう

Humane King Sutra

Additional Examples

私はジャムの代わりに蜂蜜を使います。

I substitute honey for jam.tatoeba

口の中には蜜、心の中には毒。

Honey in the mouth and poison in the heart.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 蜜

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