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Radical Bee Insect 蜂 ホウ はち ほ Wasp

Kanji
Onyomi ホウ
Kunyomi はち
Nanori
English bee, wasp, hornet
Examples 蜂蜜(はちみつ): honey
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 2223
Components 虫: insect; bug; temper
夂: winter radical (no. 34)
三: three
丨: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 142
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading むし・むしへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword bee
Koohii Story 1 A bee is an insect with a pointy (see summit (#1562)) stinger.
Koohii Story 2 The insect that interrupted our tryst (#2417) was a bee!
RTK Index 2687

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500, kanji_nature_animal

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