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蜂: bee

bee; wasp
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 10 words here

Readings

On
ホウ
Kun
はち

はち covers bees, wasps and hornets; the on-reading ホウ appears only in compounds like 養蜂 (beekeeping).

Key words

蜂はちbee; wasp
蜂蜜はちみつhoney
蜂の巣はちのすbeehive; wasp nest
蜜蜂みつばちhoneybee
養蜂ようほうbeekeeping

Example sentences

A big bee flew over to the flowers in the garden.

In the mountains in summer, please do not go near a hive or nest even if you find one.

My grandfather runs a beekeeping business on a mountain slope.

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