Translation guide
The wax structure made by bees, or a pattern resembling it. In Japanese, the word depends on whether you mean the actual bee structure, a food item, or a pattern.
honeycomb (bee structure)
The wax structure built by bees to store honey and larvae.
General term for a bee's nest, including the honeycomb structure. Most common and natural.
A honeycomb has many hexagonal cells.
Loanword from English, often used in technical or design contexts (e.g., honeycomb structure). Less common for actual bee hives.
Specifically 'honeybee nest'. More precise but less commonly used than 蜂の巣.
Honeycomb as a food, often eaten with the wax.
A pattern of hexagons resembling a honeycomb, used in design, engineering, etc.
Standard term for honeycomb pattern or structure in technical and design contexts.
I chose tiles with a honeycomb pattern.
Means 'honeycomb-shaped'. Used in descriptive contexts.
Literally 'hexagonal pattern'. More generic, not specifically honeycomb.
蜂の巣 is the everyday word for a bee's nest or honeycomb. ハニカム is a loanword used mainly for the geometric pattern or in engineering. For food, 蜂の巣 is more common, but ハニカム appears in product names.
Honey is dripping from the honeycomb.
This panel has a honeycomb structure.
この素材はハニカム構造になっている。
This material has a honeycomb structure.
We harvest honey from the honeycomb.
ハニカムチョコレートが好きです。
I like honeycomb chocolate.
The honeycomb structure is light and strong.
I painted a hexagonal pattern on the wall.