蜂

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

bee, wasp, hornet

Kun'yomi
  • はち
    		bee
On'yomi
  • ホウ
Nanori
  • ほ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はち 90.5%
ホウ 9.5%

Character Breakdown

bee, wasp, hornet
はち　ホウ　ほ (11th)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
resist
ホウ　フ　バ
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
abundant, lush, bountiful
ホウ　フ　フウ
three
サン　み　みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

はち
蜂
bee
はち
蜂
　
の
す
巣
beehive ②something full of holes ③beef reticulum ④swage block
ほう
蜂
き
起
uprising
べっ
鼈
こう
甲
ばち
蜂
spider wasp
じょ
女
おう
王
ばち
蜂
queen bee
はたら
働
　
き
ばち
蜂
worker bee ②hard worker
な
泣
　
き
つら
面
　
に
はち
蜂
making matters worse
はち
蜂
みつ
蜜
い
入
　
り
containing honey
くま
熊
ばち
蜂
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans) ②wasp
あぶ
虻
はち
蜂
と
取
　
ら
　
ず
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither
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References

Unicode hex code 8702
JIS X 0208 1-43-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4150
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5331
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1728
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1247
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2687
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1684
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1921
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33088
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 821
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d7.6
Four corner code 5715.4