蜂蜜(はちみつ) はちみつ noun honey food 1. honey The sweet, thick liquid produced by bees from flower nectar. Used as a food, sweetener, and ingredient in cooking and beverages. パンに蜂蜜(はちみつ)を塗(ぬ)る。🔊 Spread honey on bread. 紅茶(こうちゃ)に蜂蜜(はちみつ)を入(い)れて飲(の)むのが好(す)きだ。🔊 I like drinking tea with honey. この地域(ちいき)の養蜂家(ようほうか)が作(つく)った蜂蜜(はちみつ)は、花(はな)の香(かお)りが豊(ゆた)かで人気(にんき)がある。🔊 The honey made by beekeepers in this region is popular for its rich floral aroma. UsageOften written in hiragana as はちみつ on product labels for readability. The kanji 蜂(はち) means "bee" and 蜜(みつ) means "nectar/honey."Health noteIn Japan, 蜂蜜(はちみつ) is widely known to be unsafe for infants under one year old due to the risk of botulism.Common collocations蜂蜜(はちみつ)レモン: honey lemon (drink)蜂蜜(はちみつ)を塗(ぬ)る: to spread honey国産(こくさん)蜂蜜(はちみつ): domestic honey Related Words Related: ジャム (jam) Related: 蜜蜂(みつばち) (honeybee) Compare: 黒蜜(くろみつ) (black sugar syrup) general Added 2026.2.27 19:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 14000/14045_hachimitsu