# 蜜 — honey

蜜 means “honey”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ミツ (mitsu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 蜜 (mitsu, “nectar”).

- Meaning: honey
- On'yomi: ミツ (mitsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 4

## How to remember 蜜

Parts: 宀 roof · 必 certainly · 虫 insect

## Words with 蜜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蜜 | みつ (mitsu) | nectar |

## Don't confuse it with

[密](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/density/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 4” set

[蜜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honey/) · [酌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pour-sake/) · [麺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noodles/) · [芋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/) · [煎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roast/) · [酎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shochu-spirit/) · [辣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pungent/)

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