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.
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
ひめばち
姫蜂
1. ichneumon wasp (Ichneumonidae spp.); ichneumon flyUsually written using kana alone
ヒメバチ
1. wood wasp
どろばち
泥蜂
1. potter wasp (any wasp of subfamily Eumeninae); mason waspUsually written using kana alone
ドロバチ
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.