WORD DETAIL
蜂蜜
はちみつ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 蜂蜜 (はちみつ) is a noun for honey made by bees from flower nectar.
- Basic usage: It is used when adding honey to tea or describing honey left in a jar.
- 温かい紅茶に蜂蜜を少し入れた。 — I added a little honey to the warm black tea.
- 瓶の底に黄金色の蜂蜜が残っている。 — Golden honey remained at the bottom of the jar.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Honey as a substance
- 蜂蜜 normally names a substance rather than an individual countable object, so quantity can appear in a phrase such as 蜂蜜を少し.

