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How do you say "bee" in Japanese?
蜂
hachi
In Japanese, "bee" is 蜂 (hachi).
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Pronunciation
Just one syllable, HAH-chee, closer to 'hatch' than to English 'ha', with the 'chi' clipped short.
Writing and usage
蜂 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
庭の花の周りを蜂が羽音を飛んでいた。
niwa no hana no mawari wo hachi ga uon wo ton deita.
A bee buzzed around the flowers in the garden.
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How to remember 蜂
A bee hatches out of its hive buzzing, and hachi sounds like the start of 'hatch'.
Related words
- ant アリ ari
- butterfly 蝶 chou
- spider クモ kumo
- snail カタツムリ katatsumuri
- worm ミミズ mimizu
- cockroach ゴキブリ gokiburi
- scorpion サソリ sasori
- lizard トカゲ tokage
- toad ヒキガエル hikigaeru
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Questions about 蜂
How do you pronounce 蜂?
Just one syllable, HAH-chee, closer to 'hatch' than to English 'ha', with the 'chi' clipped short.
Is 蜂 formal or casual?
蜂 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 蜂 written in Japanese?
蜂 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as hachi.
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"Bee" in other languages
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