also: みち
I spread honey on bread and eat it.
noun
honeydew
A sugary liquid secreted by aphids and some other insects, often found on plant leaves.
アブラムシの出す蜜が葉をべたべたにする。
The honeydew excreted by aphids makes the leaves sticky.
noun
Thick, dark syrup produced during sugar refining. Less common than 糖蜜 (とうみつ) in modern Japanese.
製糖工場で蜜が副産物として得られる。
Molasses is obtained as a byproduct at sugar refineries.
noun
Visible as dark, translucent patches inside an apple, caused by sorbitol accumulation. Sometimes called 蜜入りりんご (honey-filled apple).
このりんごは蜜が入っていて甘い。
This apple has sorbitol patches and is sweet.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the 'honey' sense.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 蜜 is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic component 虫 (insect) and the phonetic component 宓 (mì), which also carries a meaning of 'sweet'. The word みつ is a native Japanese reading (kun'yomi) that has been associated with this kanji.