What does kanji 蜜 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蜜 is honey.

How is kanji 蜜 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 蜜 are ミツ, ビツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 蜜?

The main radical for kanji 蜜 is 虫.

What words use kanji 蜜?

Example words that use kanji 蜜 include 密接, 蜜, 蜜柑, 蜜月.

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蜜

Meaning

Kanji 蜜

honey

honey, nectar, molasses

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ミツビツ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2203
Strokes: 14
Radical: 虫
Components: 丶 • ノ • 宀 • 心 • 虫
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 宓 • 密 • 寗 • 淧 • 䀄 • 䁇

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 72 entries that include this kanji.

密接

みっせつ

being in close proximity

蜜

みつ

honey

蜜柑

みかん

citrus (Citrus spp.)

蜜月

みつげつ

honeymoon

ミカン科

ミカンか

Rutaceae (citrus family of plants)

みかん酒

みかんしゅ

mandarin-flavored shochu

ミカン状果

ミカンじょうか

hesperidium

みつ豆

みつまめ

mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup

蜜蓋

みつがい

cappings (type of bees wax, beekeeping, apiculture)

蜜蓋掻き器

みつがいかきき

capping scraper (beekeeping, apiculture)

蜜柑小実蠅

みかんこみばえ

Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)

蜜柑畑

みかんばたけ

mandarin plantation

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この花は蜜が多い。

This flower has a lot of nectar.

蜂が蜜を集めている。

The bees are gathering honey.

朝食に蜜をパンにつけた。

I spread honey on bread for breakfast.

この果実は蜜のように甘い。

This fruit is sweet like honey.

黒い蜜を少し加えてください。

Please add a little black molasses.