Kanji

bee, wasp, hornet

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はち

Example sentences

はち
庭の大きな木に蜂の巣ができている。

A beehive has been built in the large tree in the garden.

刺す さす
蜂に刺された。

I was stung by a bee.

蜂蜜 はちみつ
朝食に蜂蜜をかけたヨーグルトを食べた。

I ate yogurt with honey for breakfast.

養蜂場 ようほうじょう
新鮮な蜂蜜を買うために、養蜂場を訪れました。

We visited an apiary to buy fresh honey.

蜂起 ほうき
市民が悪政に対して蜂起した。

The citizens rose up against corrupt government.

蜜蜂 みつばち
春になると、蜜蜂が花から花へと飛び回る。

When spring comes, honeybees fly from flower to flower.

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