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A1 Noun

蜜蜂(みつばち)honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee

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    1. Noun

      1.

      honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee

      Usually written using kana alone

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    蜜蜂 【みつばち】蜜蜂 【みちばち】ミツバチ

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      蜜蜂(みつばち)花粉(かふん)花蜜(かみつ)(あつ)めています。

      The honeybee is collecting pollen and nectar. {honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee}

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      この(はな)蜜蜂(みつばち)活動(かつどう)によって受粉(じゅふん)しました。

      This flower was pollinated by the activity of honey bees. {honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee}

      • N1

      蜜蜂(みつばち)社会(しゃかい)(せい)昆虫(こんちゅう)として有名(ゆうめい)だと先生(せんせい)から()きました。

      I heard from my teacher that honey bees are famous as social insects. {honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee}

      • N1

      (いっ)(ぴき)女王蜂(じょおうばち)少数(しょうすう)(おす)(ばち)多数(たすう)(はたら)(ばち)蜜蜂(みつばち)構成(こうせい)されるとか。

      It is said that a honeybee (Apis sp.) colony is composed of one queen bee, a small number of male bees, and a large number of worker bees. {honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee}

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      蜂蜜(はちみつ)採取(さいしゅ)するために飼養(しよう)される蜜蜂(みつばち)として、セイヨウミツバチが()げられる。

      The Western honey bee (Apis sp.) can be mentioned as a type of honey bee that is kept for honey collection. {honeybee (Apis sp.), honey bee}

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