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蜂

bee
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingはち
Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. beeRtK
  2. wasp
  3. hornet
RadicalComponents

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

丸花蜂まるはなばち
bumblebee (Bombus sp.)
泣き面に蜂なきつらにはち
making matters worse
雀蜂スズメバチ
hornet
働き蜂はたらきばち
worker bee
蜂の巣はちのす
beehive

Stroke Order

13 strokes