女王蜂(じょおうばち)

じょおうばち
noun
queen bee
animal-insect
1. queen bee
The single reproductive female of a bee colony, which lays the eggs and around which the hive is organized. Also used figuratively for a dominant woman at the center of a group.
巣(す)には女王蜂(じょおうばち)が一匹(いっぴき)いる。
There is one queen bee in the hive.
女王蜂(じょおうばち)は卵(たまご)を産(う)む役目(やくめ)を持(も)つ。
The queen bee has the role of laying eggs.
女王蜂(じょおうばち)がいなくなると、巣(す)全体(ぜんたい)が混乱(こんらん)する。
When the queen bee is gone, the whole hive falls into disorder.

The reproductive female that heads a bee colony. Formed from 女王(じょおう) (queen) + 蜂(はち) (bee), with rendaku turning はち into ばち.

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Compare: 働(はたら)き蜂(ばち) (worker bee)
Related: 蜜蜂(みつばち) (honeybee)
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Added 2026.7.17 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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