蜜蜂

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 蜜蜂(みつばち) means a honeybee that gathers nectar from flowers.
• Basic usage: It is used for bees gathering on flowers or bees kept by a beekeeper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The combined reading of 蜂
  • 蜂(はち), meaning bee, follows 蜜(みつ) and is read ばち in this word.