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蜜 = 必 + 虫 + 宀

蜜 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “honey”. It is built from 必 (invariably), 虫 (insect) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 838.

Keyword
honey
RTK frame
838
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミツ, ビツ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мед
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
蜜 honey

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 必 invariably
  2. 虫 insect
  3. 宀 roof

How to find 蜜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “invariably” + “insect” + “roof”. 蜜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 蜜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.