noun

  1. beehive, hive, honeycomb.
  2. something full of holes, Swiss cheese. Idiomatic expression.
  3. Food term.honeycomb tripe, wall of a cow's second stomach.
  4. cast iron anvil stand. Obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
蜂の巣 はちのす

Contained Kanji 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)
nest, rookery, hive
す ソウ (4th, N1)
fruit, reward, carry out
カ は.たす はた.す (4th, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)