Meaning

Primary

Beehive

Alternative

Honeycomb

Word Type

noun

Explanation

ハチ is a bee. Buzz buzz. Just imagine "eight bees" combining into one bee, making it a "hachi." Then, there's a nest. What is a nest for bees? A beehive.

Reading

はちのす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)
ハチのす
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

is a standalone word here, so it uses the same reading that you learned when you learned the vocabulary.

Context

Context Sentences

ハチの巣を見つけても、危ないので近づかないでください。

Even if you find a beehive, please don't go near it because it's dangerous.

友達がおいしいハチの巣を持ってきていて、私は羨ましかった。

My friend had brought delicious honeycomb, and I was envious.

ハチの巣の周りで沢山のハチがブンブン飛び回っている。

There are a lot of bees buzzing around the beehive.

今朝、母に出された朝食の皿にハチの巣がチョコンとのっていた。でも母は「いつもの」と言った。

This morning, there was a little piece of honeycomb on the plate of breakfast my mom gave me. But she just said, "The usual."

Kanji Composition