蜜 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

honey, nectar, molasses

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ミツJHS
  • ビツ
Other languages
  • 拼音mi4
  • 한글mil
  • Hán-ViệtMật

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
虫(むし)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+871C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宓虫

Words using this kanji

  • みつ糖分を多く含んだ液体。nectar, honey, honeydew
  • 蜜柑みかんミカン科ミカン属の植物またはその果実。日本では代表的な柑橘類。特に温州蜜柑のこと。(花:夏の季語, 実:冬の季語)mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)), mandarin orange, tangerine, clementine
  • 蜜月みつげつ結婚したばかりの頃。ハネムーン。 親密な関係にあること。honeymoon, being in an intimate relationship, honeymoon (period)
  • 蜜蜂ミツバチhoneybee (Apis sp.), honey bee
  • 蜜蝋みつろう蜜蜂が巣を造る際に出す液体。巣を加熱、圧縮して採取する。beeswax
  • 蜜教みつおしえhoneyguide (any bird of family Indicatoridae)
  • 蜜蓋みつがいcappings (type of bees wax, beekeeping, apiculture)
  • 蜜腺みつせん被子植物で花蜜を分泌する器官。花にあるものと花以外の場所にあるものもある。蜜槽。nectary, nectar gland
  • 蜜語みつごsweet whispers of love, sweet nothings, lovers' whispers
  • 蜜色みついろcolor of honey (colour), honey-colored, honey-coloured
  • 蜜壺みつつぼfemale genitalia
  • 蜜人みつじんmummy
  • 蜜標みつひょうnectar guide, pollen guide, flower guide
  • 蜜墨みつすみMitsui Sumitomo credit card
  • 蜜肉みつにくfemale genitalia
  • 蜜液みつえきlove fluids, sexual fluids, love juice
  • 蜜柑畑みかんばたけmandarin plantation
  • 蜜吸いみつすいhoneyeater (any of a number of long-tongued Australasian songbirds, esp. the cardinal honeyeater, Myzomela cardinalis)
  • 蜜穴熊みつあなぐまhoney badger (Mellivora capensis)
  • 蜜蝋石みつろうせきmellite

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-11
Four Corner
3013.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m11.7
Heisig
838
Nelson
1336