Jisho

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14 strokes
Radical:
insect
Parts:
honey, nectar, molasses
On:
ミツビツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 蜜 【ミツ】 nectar, honey, honeydew, treacle, molasses, sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
  • 蜜月 【ミツゲツ】 honeymoon, being in an intimate relationship, honeymoon (period)
  • 水蜜 【スイミツ】 white peach
  • 糖蜜 【トウミツ】 molasses, black treacle, (sugar) syrup

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
mi4
Korean:
mil

Spanish

  • miel
  • néctar
  • melaza

Portuguese

French

  • miel
  • nectar
  • mélasse
1336 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
823 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2958 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2060 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
783 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
33143 Morohashi
5343 New Nelson (John Haig)
776 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
838 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3m11.7 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-11 SKIP code
3013.6 Four corner code
1-44-10 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
871c Unicode hex code

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On reading compounds

  • 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
  • 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
  • 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
  • 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon

Kun reading compounds

  • 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
  • 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
  • 肥壺 【こえつぼ】 chamber pot, jerry
  • 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1099 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2183 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2890 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5662 Morohashi
1043 New Nelson (John Haig)
3p9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
4010.6 Four corner code
1-52-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58fa Unicode hex code