also: みち
Bees gathering nectar from flowers.
The sweet, viscous food substance made by bees. Commonly used in cooking and as a sweetener.
I spread honey on bread and eat it.
honeydew
A sugary liquid secreted by aphids and some other insects, often found on plant leaves.
The honeydew excreted by aphids makes the leaves sticky.
Thick, dark syrup produced during sugar refining. Less common than 糖蜜 (とうみつ) in modern Japanese.
Molasses is obtained as a byproduct at sugar refineries.
Visible as dark, translucent patches inside an apple, caused by sorbitol accumulation. Sometimes called 蜜入りりんご (honey-filled apple).
This apple has sorbitol patches and is sweet.
The bee is sucking nectar from the flower.
I drizzled honey over the pancakes and ate them.
The beekeeper harvests honey from the hive.
This apple has honey patches inside and is sweet.
beeswax
white peach
wild honey
honey harvesting; nectar gathering
fresh honey; newly harvested honey; virgin honey
nectar robbing; feeding on nectar without pollinating
nectar
mummy
honeyguide
nectar guide; pollen guide; flower guide
nectary; nectar gland
honey-colored; color of honey
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the 'honey' sense.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in modern Japanese.