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蜂 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
はちhachi
Meaning
bee; wasp

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect plus a sharp point: the insect that carries a sting — a bee.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō蜂起ほうき
Kunはちhachi蜜蜂みつばち

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蜜蜂みつばち

    honeybee

  • 蜂起ほうき

    uprising; revolt

More words with this kanji

  • 蜂蜜はちみつ
  • 虻蜂取らずあぶはちとらず
  • 蜂螫ほうせき
  • 蜂蠆ほうたい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

軒下(のきした)に蜂(はち)の巣(す)ができていた。

A bees’ nest had formed under the eaves.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蜜蜂蜂起蜂蜜honey起get up虹rainbo…虫insect虻horsef…蚪used…蚩to moc…汎wide-r…匚box ra…方direct…包to wra…庄manor
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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