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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

2223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: bee, wasp, hornet

Kunyomi: はち

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition: 虫 夆

蜂

Radical

Radical: 虫

Meaning: insect

Reading: むし

Frequency: 1,067

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

虫

Examples

Onyomi Examples

蜂起 (ホウキ) uprising, revolt

蜂窩 (ホウカ) beehive, hive, honeycomb

寄生蜂 (キセイバチ) parasitoid wasp, parasitic wasp, parasitic bee

養蜂 (ヨウホウ) beekeeping, apiculture

Kunyomi Examples

蜂 (はち) bee, wasp, hornet

蜂蜜 (はちみつ) honey

虻蜂 (あぶはち) horsefly and bee, horsefly and wasp

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upside-down box radical (no. 13)