蜂はちの巣す

expression, noun

beehive; hive; honeycomb

Refers to the physical structure bees build, including the comb and the nest as a whole.

• 庭にわの木きに蜂はちの巣すができていた。

  A beehive had formed in the tree in the garden.

• 蜂はちの巣すから蜂はち蜜みつを採とる。

  Harvest honey from the honeycomb.

expression, noun

full of holes; Swiss cheese

Idiomatic comparison: something riddled with holes like a honeycomb. Often used figuratively for bullet-riddled objects or porous materials.

• 壁かべが蜂はちの巣すのように穴あなだらけだった。

  The wall was full of holes like a honeycomb.

• 車くるまは銃じゅう弾だんで蜂はちの巣すにされた。

  The car was riddled with bullets like Swiss cheese.

expression, noun

beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe

Food term for the second stomach of a cow, named for its honeycomb-like texture. Usually written in katakana as ハチノス.

• ハチノスはモツ鍋なべによく使つかわれる。

  Honeycomb tripe is often used in offal hot pot.

expression, noun

swage block

Rare technical term in metalworking for a perforated block used in shaping metal. Not commonly encountered outside specialized contexts.

• 鍛冶かじ屋やで蜂はちの巣すと呼よばれる道どう具ぐを見みた。

  I saw a tool called a swage block at the blacksmith's.