蜂

bee; wasp; hornet

13 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2223.

Readings

• はち (kun reading): 蜂蜜 (はちみつ) honey; 蜂 (はち) bee
• ホウ (on reading): 蜂起 (ほうき) uprising; 武装蜂起 (ぶそうほうき) armed uprising

Components

• 虫
• 夆
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• 夂 radical go; winter top
• 虫 radical insect

Words using 蜂

• 蜂蜜 (はちみつ) honey
• 蜂 (はち) bee
• 蜂の巣 (はちのす) beehive
• 泣きっ面に蜂 (なきつらにはち) making matters worse
• 女王蜂 (じょおうばち) queen bee
• 蜂起 (ほうき) uprising
• 武装蜂起 (ぶそうほうき) armed uprising
• 養蜂 (ようほう) beekeeping
• 養蜂家 (ようほうか) beekeeper
• 蜂窩織炎 (ほうかしきえん) cellulitis

46 words in all.

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