Kanji Detail for 蜜 - "honey, sweet, nectar"

蜜

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
蜜 means "honey, sweet, nectar."
1. Honey - Bee honey; sweet substance.
2. Sanskrit transliteration - Used in Buddhist terminology (e.g., Paramita).
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

honey; nectar; molasses

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

honey; sweet; nectar

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

honey

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

honey, nectar; sweet

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Honey. Made by bees collecting sweet nectar from flowers. People harvest it for food. | Preserving things in sugar is called 蜜. Such as preserved fruit being called 蜜餞 (candied fruit). | A metaphor for sweetness. Such as the common saying that comforting people with nice words is called 甜言蜜語 (sweet words and honeyed phrases).
Onyomi

bitsu(ビツ)

mitsu(ミツ)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords
honey sweet nectar sugar syrup bee golden delicious rich pure natural treat confection reward pleasant delightful luscious tasty ambrosial wholesome