This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ホウ、はち
Romaji: hou, hachi
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: ho
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Meanings

bee, wasp, hornet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  142
Frequency:  2223
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-7
Korean Reading:  bong
Chinese Reading:  feng1
Unicode:  8702
JIS:  4B2A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4150
New Nelson Index: 5331
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d7.6
Four Corner Index: 5715.4
Japanese Names Index: 1921
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33088
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0037
Remembering the kanji Index: 2687
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1247
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1684
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1728

Words

(はち)
bee; wasp; hornet
蜂蜜 (はちみつ、はつみつ、ハチミツ)
honey
蜂の巣 (はちのす)
beehive; hive; honeycomb; something full of holes; swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach; cast iron anvil stand
雀蜂 (すずめばち、スズメバチ)
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
たま蜂 (たまばち、タマバチ)
gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)
蜂起 (ほうき)
uprising; revolt
女王蜂 (じょおうばち、じょおうバチ)
queen bee
養蜂 (ようほう)
beekeeping; apiculture
樹蜂 (きばち)
wood wasp
足長蜂 (あしながばち)
paper wasp
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