Refers to the physical structure bees build, including the comb and the nest as a whole.
A beehive had formed in the tree in the garden.
Harvest honey from the honeycomb.
full of holes; Swiss cheese
Idiomatic comparison: something riddled with holes like a honeycomb. Often used figuratively for bullet-riddled objects or porous materials.
The wall was full of holes like a honeycomb.
The car was riddled with bullets like Swiss cheese.
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.
Honeycomb tripe is often used in offal hot pot.
swage block
Rare technical term in metalworking for a perforated block used in shaping metal. Not commonly encountered outside specialized contexts.
I saw a tool called a swage block at the blacksmith's.
Standard kanji spelling for beehive and honeycomb.
Katakana spelling of 蜂; common in casual or child-oriented writing.
Katakana spelling is usual for the food sense (beef reticulum/honeycomb tripe).
Compound of 蜂 (hachi, 'bee') + の (possessive particle) + 巣 (su, 'nest'). Literally 'bee's nest'.