Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 8 freq #2223

bee, wasp, hornet

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

insect mushi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

uprising; revolt
Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima); yellow hornet
bee yard; apiary
braconid; member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)
mining bee (of family Andrenidae)
Vespa ducalis (species of hornet)
beehive; hive
hunter wasp (i.e. potter wasp, sand wasp, etc.)
potter wasp (esp. species Eumenes mikado)
gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

bee; wasp
honey
hachiya (variety of astringent Japanese persimmon)
mead; honey wine
reticulum

Example sentences

Misfortunes never come singly.

We were attacked by swarms of bees.

He uses honey instead of sugar.

I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.