# 蜂 — bee; wasp

蜂 means “bee; wasp”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: はち (hachi). You'll see it in words such as 蜂 (hachi, “bee; wasp”).

- Meaning: bee; wasp
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: はち (hachi)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 4

## How to remember 蜂

Parts: 虫 insect · 夂 dragging feet · 丰 lush

## Words with 蜂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蜂 | はち (hachi) | bee; wasp |

## Don't confuse it with

[峰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crest/)

## More in the “Animals 4” set

[雌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/female/) · [蛍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firefly/) · [牙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fang/) · [蚊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mosquito/) · [蜂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/) · [蚕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silkworm/) · [餌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bait/) · [哺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suckle/) · [繭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cocoon/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bee/. Last updated 2026-11-01.