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蜜

honey
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingミツ、ビツ

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. nectar
  3. molasses
  1. honeydew
  2. treacle

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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

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

Real voices: how native speakers say it

These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.

ハチが花に向かって、「もう蜜はいらない、今日はお休み」と告げた。
はちがはなにむかって、「もうみつはいらない、きょうはおやすみ」とつげた。A bee said to the flower, 'I don't need honey anymore, I'm taking the day off.'
パンケーキにはメープルじゃなくて蜂蜜をかけるんだ。
ぱんけーきにはめーぷるじゃなくてはちみつをかけるんだ。Pancakes should be topped with honey, not maple syrup.
ヨーグルトに蜂蜜をかける
よーぐるとにはちみつをかけるDrizzling honey over yogurt.

Recordings and sentences: Mozilla Common Voice, CC0

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