蜂はち

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

General term for stinging insects of the order Hymenoptera, including bees, wasps, and hornets. Context usually clarifies the specific insect.

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A beehive (or wasp nest) has formed in the garden.

蜂はちに刺さされないように気きをつけて。

Be careful not to get stung by a bee/wasp.

〈人ひと〉が蜂はちに刺さされるto get stung by a bee/wasp
庭にわで作さ業ぎょうしていたら蜂はちに刺さされた。
I got stung by a bee while working in the garden.
蜂はちを飼かうto keep bees
祖そ父ふは昔むかしから蜂はちを飼かっている。
My grandfather has kept bees for a long time.

蜂はちの巣すbeehive; hive; honeycomb · full of holes; Swiss cheese · beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe · swage block
蜂はちの巣す胃いreticulum; honeycomb stomach
泣きっ面に蜂なきつらにはちmaking matters worse; adding insult to injury
虻あぶ蜂はち取とらずtrying to do two things at once and failing at both; falling between two stools

ミツバチ
蜜蜂 refers specifically to the honeybee, whereas 蜂 is the broad term covering bees, wasps, and hornets alike.
スズメバチ
雀蜂 names specifically the hornet (a dangerous, large stinging species), while 蜂 is the general word for any bee, wasp, or hornet.
虻あぶ
虻 (a horsefly) and 蜂 (a bee or wasp) are both biting/stinging insects that beginners often lump together, but they belong to entirely different insect families.

匹ひきN3
counter for small animals · counter for rolls of cloth · archaic counter for horses · roll of cloth

蜂はち蜜みつN1
honey
ミツバチ
honeybee; honey bee
スズメバチ
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (subfamily Vespinae) · Asian giant hornet; yak-killer hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
女じょ王おう蜂ばち
queen bee; queen wasp

蜂はちUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ハチUsage37%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common in casual or child-oriented contexts.
はちUsage2%

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 蜂 is conventionally associated with stinging insects.

ハチドリ

hummingbird

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