Words — 57 found
ばち
スズメ蜂
1. hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae)Usually written using kana alone
2. Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornetUsually written using kana alone, See also 大雀蜂 おおすずめばち
雀蜂 【すずめばち】、胡蜂 【すずめばち】、スズメバチ
みつばち
蜜蜂
1. honeybee (Apis sp.); honey beeUsually written using kana alone
蜜蜂 【みちばち】、ミツバチ
みちばち: Irregular kana usage.
なつらはち
泣き面に蜂
1. making matters worse; adding insult to injury; bees to a tearful faceIdiomatic expression
泣きっ面に蜂 【なきっつらにはち】
1. red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)Usually written using kana alone
2. thread-waisted wasp (any wasp of family Sphecidae, incl. digger wasps and mud daubers)Usually written using kana alone
似我蜂 【じがばち】
似我蜂: Rarely-used kanji form.
ひめばち
姫蜂
1. ichneumon wasp (Ichneumonidae spp.); ichneumon flyUsually written using kana alone
ヒメバチ
1. beekeeping; apiculture
けぶかすずめばち
毛深雀蜂
1. Japanese hornet (Vespa simillima, esp. subspecies Vespa simillima simillima); yellow hornetUsually written using kana alone
ケブカスズメバチ
まるはなばち
丸花蜂
1. bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble beeUsually written using kana alone
円花蜂 【まるはなばち】、マルハナバチ
こまゆばち
小繭蜂
1. braconid; member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)Usually written using kana alone
コマユバチ
1. wood wasp
ばち
たま蜂
1. gall wasp (any insect of family Cynipidae)Usually written using kana alone
癭蜂 【たまばち】、タマバチ
癭蜂: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.