蜜

蜜 U+871C, 蜜 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-871C ← 蜛 [U+871B] CJK Unified Ideographs 蜝 → [U+871D]

Translingual

Han character

蜜 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十心竹戈 (JPHI), four-corner 3013₆, composition ⿱宓虫)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1085, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33143
• Dae Jaweon: page 1553, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2866, character 7
• Unihan data for U+871C

Chinese

simp. and trad.		蜜
alternative forms		𧖅

Etymology

Possibly from Tocharian B mit, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey”). Cognate with Tocharian B mit (“honey”), English mead, German Met (“mead”), Swedish mjöd (“mead”), Sanskrit मधु (madhu, “honey”), Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu, “wine”), Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ, “honey”), Russian мёд (mjod, “honey”), Polish miód (“honey”).

Sense “mistress, young girl” is additionally a phono-semantic matching of English miss.

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (必) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
泌	*mpriɡs, *priɡ, *bliɡ
秘	*mpriɡs
毖	*priɡs
閟	*priɡs
柲	*priɡs, *bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
鉍	*priɡs, *priɡ
邲	*priɡs, *bliɡ, *briɡ
覕	*pliŋs, *mbliːɡ
咇	*bliːɡ, *priɡ, *bliɡ
苾	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
馝	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
飶	*bliːɡ, *bliɡ
鴓	*mbliːɡ
鮅	*pliɡ, *bliɡ
必	*pliɡ
珌	*pliɡ
佖	*bliɡ, *briɡ
駜	*bliɡ, *briɡ
怭	*bliɡ
妼	*bliɡ
宓	*mriɡ, *mliɡ
樒	*mriɡ
密	*mriɡ
蔤	*mriɡ
滵	*mriɡ
蜜	*mliɡ
謐	*mliɡ
榓	*mliɡ
淧	*mliɡ
瑟	*smriɡ, *smriɡ
璱	*sriɡ
飋	*sriɡ
虙	*blɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mliɡ) : phonetic 宓 (OC *mriɡ, *mliɡ) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mì (mi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mi²

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): me̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): mêd⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): mieh⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): mĭ
• Eastern Min (BUC): mĭk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bi̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhig⁸ / mig⁸

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸miq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mì
    • Wade–Giles: mi⁴
    • Yale: mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mih
    • Palladius: ми (mi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mat⁶
    • Yale: maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: me̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: med
    • Hagfa Pinyim: med⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /met̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mêd⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /mɛt̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: mieh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /miəʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mĭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t
    • Tâi-lô: bi̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bit
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /bit̚²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhig⁸ / mig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bi̍k / mi̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bik̚⁴/, /mik̚⁴/

Note:

• bhig8 - vernacular;
• mig8 - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸miq
    • MiniDict: mih^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵miq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /miɪʔ¹²/

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• Middle Chinese: mjit

Rime
Character	蜜
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	質 (48)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	彌畢切
Baxter	mjit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/miɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mit̚/
Li Rong	/miĕt̚/
Wang Li	/mĭĕt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mat6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*mit/

  (Zhengzhang): /*mliɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蜜
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	mì
Middle Chinese	‹ mjit ›
Old Chinese	/*mit/
English	honey
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蜜
Reading #	1/1
No.	594
Phonetic component	必
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	蜜
Old Chinese	/*mliɡ/

Definitions

蜜

1. honey

   蜂蜜  ―  fēngmì  ―  honey

   蜜蜂  ―  mìfēng  ―  honeybee

   • 以色列啊，你要聽，要謹守遵行，使你可以在那流奶與蜜之地得以享福，人數極其增多，正如耶和華——你列祖的神所應許你的。 [MSC, trad.]
     以色列啊，你要听，要谨守遵行，使你可以在那流奶与蜜之地得以享福，人数极其增多，正如耶和华——你列祖的神所应许你的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 申命記 (Deuteronomy) 6:3

     Yǐsèliè a, nǐ yào tīng, yào jǐnshǒu zūnxíng, shǐ nǐ kěyǐ zài nà liú nǎi yǔ mì zhī dì déyǐ xiǎngfú, rénshù jíqí zēngduō, zhèngrú Yēhéhuá — nǐ lièzǔ de Shén suǒ yīngxǔ nǐ de. [Pinyin]

     Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.

   • 逃生艙　內裡學種花　蜜會遇上蜂 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     逃生舱　内里学种花　蜜会遇上蜂 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2021, 張天賦, lyrics by 林寶, Good Time

     tou⁴ sang¹ cong¹, noi⁶ leoi⁵ hok⁶ zung³ faa¹, mat⁶ wui⁵ jyu⁶ soeng⁵ fung¹ [Jyutping]

     In the survival capsule, [you] learn to plant flowers, the honey will meet the bee

2. resembling honey

   糖蜜  ―  tángmì  ―  molasses

   蜜色  ―  mìsè  ―  colour of honey

3. beeswax

   蜜燭／蜜烛  ―  mìzhú  ―  candle

4. (dialectal Cantonese) bee; honeybee
5. sweet; honeyed

   甜蜜  ―  tiánmì  ―  sweet, happy

   水蜜桃  ―  shuǐmìtáo  ―  honey peach

   甜言蜜語／甜言蜜语  ―  tiányánmìyǔ  ―  sweet words and honeyed phrases; cajolery

6. mistress; young girl

   小蜜  ―  xiǎomì  ―  mistress

   閨蜜／闺蜜  ―  guīmì  ―  female friend (of female)

7. (Hokkien) to marinate in honey or sugar

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蜂蜜 (“honey”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蜜
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蜂蜜
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蜂蜜
	Taiwan	蜂蜜
	Chengde	蜂蜜
	Chifeng	蜂蜜
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蜂蜜
	Heihe	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Qiqihar	蜂蜜
	Harbin	蜂蜜
	Jiamusi	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Baicheng	蜂蜜
	Changchun	蜂蜜
	Tonghua	蜂蜜
	Shenyang	蜂蜜
	Jinzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Malaysia	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
	Singapore	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蜜
	Tangshan	蜂蜜
	Cangzhou	蜂蜜
	Baoding	蜂蜜
	Shijiazhuang	蜜
	Lijin	蜜
	Jinan	蜂蜜, 蜜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蜂蜜
	Dandong	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Yantai	蜂蜜
	Yantai (Muping)	蜂蜜
	Qingdao	蜂蜜
	Zhucheng	蜂蜜
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蜜
	Lingbao	蜂糖
	Jining	蜜
	Wanrong	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Linfen	蜂蜜
	Shangqiu	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Yuanyang	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Zhengzhou	蜂蜜
	Xinyang	蜂蜜
	Baihe	蜂蜜
	Xi'an	蜂蜜, 蜜, 蜂糖
	Baoji	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Tianshui	蜂蜜
	Xining	蜂蜜
	Xuzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Fuyang	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蜂蜜
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蜂蜜
	Lanzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜, 蜂糖
	Dunhuang	蜂蜜
	Hami	蜂蜜
	Ürümqi	蜂蜜
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蜂糖, 蜂蜜
	Nanchong	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Dazhou	蜂糖
	Hanyuan	蜂蜜
	Xichang	蜂糖
	Zigong	蜂糖
	Chongqing	蜂糖
	Wuhan	蜂蜜
	Yichang	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Xiangyang	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Tianmen	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Guiyang	蜂糖
	Zunyi	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Bijie	蜂糖
	Liping	蜂糖
	Zhaotong	蜂蜜
	Dali	蜂蜜
	Kunming	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Mengzi	蜂蜜
	Guilin	蜜糖, 蜂蜜
	Liuzhou	蜜糖, 蜂糖
	Nanning (Wuming)	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
	Jishou	蜂糖
	Changde	蜜糖
	Hanzhong	蜂蜜, 蜂糖
	Dagudi (Maliba)	蜂蜜
	Reshuitang (Longling)	蜂蜜
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	蜂蜜
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	蜂蜜
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蜂蜜
	Yangzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Lianyungang	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Lianshui	蜂蜜
	Nantong	蜜
	Anqing	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Wuhu	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
	Hefei	蜂蜜, 蜜, 蜜糖
	Hong'an	蜂蜜, 蜜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蜜糖
	Hong Kong	蜜糖
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蜜糖
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蜜糖
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蜜糖
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蜜糖
	Macau	蜜糖
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蜜糖
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蜜糖
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蜜糖
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蜜糖
	Foshan	蜜糖
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蜜糖
	Foshan (Shunde)	蜜糖
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蜜糖
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蜜糖
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蜜糖
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蜜糖
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蜜糖
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蜜糖
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蜜糖
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蜜糖, 蜂蜜
	Taishan	蜜糖
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蜜糖
	Enping (Niujiang)	蜜糖
	Heshan (Yayao)	蜜糖
	Dongguan	蜜糖
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蜜糖
	Qingyuan	蜂蜜
	Fogang	蜜糖
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蜜糖
	Yangshan	蜜糖
	Lianshan (Butian)	蜜糖
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	蜜糖
	Shaoguan	蜜糖
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蜜糖
	Renhua	蜜糖
	Lechang	蜂糖, 蜂蜜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蜜糖
	Sihui	蜜糖
	Guangning	蜜糖
	Deqing	蜜糖
	Huaiji	蜜糖
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蜜糖
	Yunfu	蜜糖
	Xinxing	蜜糖
	Luoding	蜜糖
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蜜蜂糖
	Yangjiang	蜜糖
	Xinyi	蜜糖, 蜂糖
	Lianjiang	蜂蜜
	Nanning	蜜糖
	Nanning (Tanka)	蜜糖
	Wuzhou	蜜糖
	Yulin	蜜糖
	Rongxian	蜜糖
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蜂糖, 蜜糖
	Hepu (Shatian)	蜂糖
	Guiping	蜜糖
	Guiping (Mule)	蜜糖
	Pingnan	蜜糖
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	蜜糖
	Guigang (Pingdong)	蜜糖
	Beihai	蜂蜜糖
Beihai (Nankang)	蜂糖
Beihai (Yingpan)	蜂糖
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蜂糖, 蜜糖
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蜂糖
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蜂糖
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蜜糖
Ipoh (Guangfu)	蜜糖, 蜂蜜, honey
Sarikei (Xinhui)	蜜糖
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蜜糖
Móng Cái	蜂糖
Bangkok (Guangfu)	蜜糖
Betong (Rongxian)	蜜糖
Gan	Nanchang	蜜糖, 蜜
	Lichuan	蜜糖
	Pingxiang	蜂糖
	Jianning	蜜糖
Hakka	Meixian	蜂糖
	Xingning	蜂糖
	Dabu (Xihe)	蜂糖
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	蜜糖
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蜜糖
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蜜糖
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蜜糖
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	蜂糖
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蜂糖
	Wuhua (Changbu)	蜂糖
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	蜂糖
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蜜糖
	Wengyuan	蜂糖
	Liannan	蜜糖
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蜜糖
	Jiexi	蜂糖, 蜂蜜
	Luhe	蜂糖
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	蜂糖
	Changting	蜂糖
	Longyan (Yongding)	蜂糖
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	蜂糖
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	蜂糖
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	蜂糖
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	蜂糖
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蜂糖
	Liancheng (Juxi)	蜂糖
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	蜂糖
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	蜂糖
	Ninghua	蜜
	Yudu	蜜糖, 蜂糖
	Ningdu	蜂糖
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蜂糖
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蜜蜂糖
	Dayu	蜜糖
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蜂糖
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蜂糖
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蜂糖
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蜂糖
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蜂糖
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蜂糖
	Hong Kong	蜜糖
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	蜜糖
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	蜜糖
	Xinyi (Sihe)	蜜糖
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	蜂糖
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	蜂糖
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	黃蜂糖
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	蜂糖
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蜂糖
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	蜂糖
	Mengshan (Xihe)	蜜糖
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	蜂蜜
	Luchuan	蜂糖
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蜂糖
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	黃蜂糖
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	蜂糖
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	蜜蜂糖
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	蜜糖
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	蜜糖
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	蜜糖
	Senai (Huiyang)	蜜糖
	Bangkok (Meixian)	蜂糖
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	蜂糖
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	糖蜂糖
Huizhou	Jixi	蜜糖, 蜂蜜
	Shexian	蜜糖
	Fuliang	蜂糖
Jin	Taiyuan	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Yangyuan	蜂蜜
	Datong	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Xinzhou	蜂兒蜜, 蜜
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蜜
	Changzhi	蜂蜜
	Linhe	蜂蜜
	Jining	蜂蜜
	Hohhot	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Erenhot	蜂蜜
	Pingshan	蜜
	Zhangjiakou	蜂蜜
	Handan	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Linzhou	蜂蜜
	Suide	蜂蜜, 蜜, 蜂糖
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蜂糖
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Fuqing	蜂蜜, 蜜
Southern Min	Xiamen	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Quanzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Zhangzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Tainan	蜜
	Penang (Hokkien)	蜜糖
	Longyan	蜂糖
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	蜂糖
	Pingnan (Sijie)	蜜糖
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	蜜糖, 蜂糖, 蜜
	Lechang (Tatou)	蜜糖
	Yingde (Yuzui)	蜜糖
	Yunan (Liantan)	蜜糖
	Chaozhou	蜂蜜, 蜜
	Shantou	蜜, 蜂蜜
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蜜蜂
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	蜜糖
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	蜜
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蜂蜜
	Leizhou	蜂糖, 蜜糖
	Haikou	蜂糖
Puxian Min	Putian	冬蜜
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蜂蜜
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	冬蜜
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	蜂蜜, 冬蜜
	Xianyou	蜂蜜, 冬蜜
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蜂蜜
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蜂蜜
Central Min	Yong'an	蜂蜜
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	蜜糖
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蜜糖
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蜜糖
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蜜糖
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蜜糖
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	蜂糖
Wu	Shanghai	蜜糖
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
	Shanghai (Jiading)	蜜糖, 蜜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蜜糖
	Suzhou	蜜糖, 蜜
	Danyang	蜜糖
	Hangzhou	蜂蜜, 蜜糖
	Ningbo	蜂糖, 蜜糖
	Wenzhou	蜜, 蜂蜜
	Jinhua	蜂糖
Xiang	Changsha	蜜糖, 蜜
	Loudi	蜂糖, 蜜糖
	Shuangfeng	蜂糖, 蜜糖
	Quanzhou	蜂蜜
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蜜糖

Dialectal synonyms of 蜜蜂 (“honeybee”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蜜蜂, 蠟蜂
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蜜蜂
Taxonomic name		蜜蜂
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蜜蜂
	Taiwan	蜜蜂
	Langfang	蜜蜂兒
	Chengde	蜜蜂
	Ulanhot	蜜蜂
	Tongliao	蜜蜂
	Chifeng	蜜蜂
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蜜蜂
	Heihe	蜜蜂
	Qiqihar	蜜蜂
	Harbin	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂子
	Jiamusi	蜜蜂, 蜂子
	Baicheng	蜜蜂
	Changchun	蜂子
	Tonghua	蜜蜂兒
	Shenyang	蜜蜂
	Jinzhou	蜜蜂
	Singapore	蜜蜂
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蜜蜂
	Tangshan	蜜蜂
	Cangzhou	蜜蜂
	Baoding	蜜蜂兒
	Shijiazhuang	蜜蜂
	Lijin	蜜蜂
	Jinan	蜜蜂
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蜜蜂兒
	Dandong	蜜蜂
	Yantai	蜜蜂兒
	Yantai (Muping)	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Qingdao	蜜蜂兒, 蜂子
	Zhucheng	蜜蜂
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒
	Lingbao	蜜蜂
	Jining	蜜蜂
	Daming	蜜蜂
	Wanrong	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Linfen	蜜蜂
	Shangqiu	蜜蜂
	Yuanyang	蜜蜂
	Zhengzhou	蜜蜂
	Xinyang	蜜蜂
	Baihe	蜜蜂子
	Xi'an	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂
	Baoji	蜜蜂
	Tianshui	蜜蜂
	Xining	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂
	Xuzhou	蜜蜂, 蜂子
	Fuyang	蜜蜂
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜂兒
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蜜蜂
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蜜蜂
	Bayanhot	蜜蜂
	Lanzhou	蜜蜂, 蜂兒
	Dunhuang	蜜蜂
	Hami	蜜蜂
	Ürümqi	蜜蜂
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Nanchong	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Dazhou	蜂子
	Hanyuan	蜂子
	Xichang	蜂子
	Zigong	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Chongqing	蜂子
	Wuhan	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Yichang	蜜蜂, 蜂子
	Xiangyang	蜜蜂
	Tianmen	蜜蜂
	Guiyang	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Zunyi	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Bijie	蜂子
	Liping	蜂子
	Zhaotong	蜜蜂
	Dali	蜜蜂
	Kunming	蜜蜂
	Mengzi	蜜蜂
	Guilin	蜜蜂
	Pingle	蜜蜂
	Liuzhou	蜜蜂
	Luzhai	蜜蜂
	Nanning (Wuming)	蜜蜂
	Jishou	糖蜂子
	Changde	蜜蜂
	Hanzhong	蜜蜂, 蜂子
	Kokang	蜜蜂
	Dagudi (Maliba)	蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Reshuitang (Longling)	蜂子
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	蜂子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	蜜蜂
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蜜蜂
	Yangzhou	蜜蜂
	Lianyungang	蜜蜂
	Lianshui	蜜蜂
	Nantong	蜜蜂
	Anqing	蜜蜂
	Wuhu	蜜蜂
	Hefei	蜜蜂
	Huanggang	蜂子
	Hong'an	蜜蜂
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蜜蜂
	Hong Kong	蜜蜂
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蜜仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蜜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蜜仔
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蜜仔
	Macau	蜜蜂
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蜜蜂
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蜜蜂
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蜜仔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蜜仔
	Foshan	蜜蜂
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蜜蜂
	Foshan (Shunde)	蜜蜂
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蜜蜂
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蜜蜂
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蜜蜂
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蜜蜂
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蜜蜂
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蜜蜂
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蜜蜂
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蜜蜂
	Taishan	蜜蜂
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蜜蜂
	Enping (Niujiang)	蜜蜂
	Heshan (Yayao)	蜜蜂
	Dongguan	蜜蜂
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蜜蜂
	Qingyuan	蜜蜂
	Fogang	蜜仔
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蜜蜂
	Yangshan	蜜蜂
	Lianshan (Butian)	蜜蜂
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	蜜蜂
	Shaoguan	蜜蜂
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蜜蜂
	Renhua	蜜仔
	Lechang	蜜蜂
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蜜蜂
	Sihui	蜜蜂
	Guangning	蜜仔
	Deqing	蜜蜂
	Huaiji	蜜蜂
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蜜, 蜜蜂
	Yunfu	蜜仔
	Xinxing	蜜仔
	Luoding	蜜蜂
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蜜蜂
	Yangjiang	蜜蜂
	Xinyi	蜜蜂
	Lianjiang	蜜蜂
	Nanning	蜜蜂
	Nanning (Tanka)	蜜蜂
	Wuzhou	蜜蜂
	Yulin	蜜蜂
	Rongxian	蜜蜂
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	糖蜂, 蜜蜂
	Hepu (Shatian)	蜜蜂
	Guiping	蜜蜂
	Guiping (Mule)	蜜蜂
	Pingnan	蜜蜂
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	蜜蜂
	Guigang (Pingdong)	蜜蜂
	Beihai	蜜蜂
Beihai (Nankang)	蜂
Beihai (Yingpan)	蜜蜂
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蜜蜂
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蜜蜂
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蜜蜂, 蜜仔
Ipoh (Guangfu)	蜜蜂
Sarikei (Xinhui)	蜜蜂
Singapore (Guangfu)	蜜蜂
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蜜蜂
Móng Cái	蜜蜂
Bangkok (Guangfu)	蜜蜂
Betong (Rongxian)	黃蜂
Gan	Nanchang	蜜蜂
	Pengze	蜂子
	Lichuan	蜜蜂
	Pingxiang	蜂子
	Jianning	蜂兒
Hakka	Meixian	糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 蜜蜂
	Xingning	蜂哩
	Dabu (Xihe)	蜂仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	禾蜂
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蜜仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	黃蜂
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	蜜仔
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蜜子
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蜜子
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	蜂哩
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蜂哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	蜂哩
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	蜂哩
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	糖蜂
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蜜蜂
	Jiexi	糖蜂, 黃蜂
	Luhe	蜂仔
	Changting	糖蜂
	Longyan (Yongding)	蜂子
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	糖蜂子
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	糖蜂
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	糖蜂
	Wuping	糖蜂子
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	糖蜂子
	Liancheng (Peitian)	糖蜂
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	蜂
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	糖蜂
	Yudu	蜂子
	Ruijin	蜜蜂
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔, 蜜蜂仔
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	蜜蜂仔
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	糖蜂
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	蜂仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	糖蜂仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	蜂仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	糖蜂仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	糖蜂, 蜂
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 糖蜂
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	糖蜂
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Hong Kong	蜜仔
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	蜜蜂
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	糖蜂
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	蜜蜂
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	糖蜂
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	蜜蜂
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	蜜蜂
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	蜜蜂
	Chengdu (Hexingchang)	蜂子
	Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	蜂子
	Yilong (Ma'an)	蜂子
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蜜仔
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	蜂
	Senai (Huiyang)	蜜蜂
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	蜂
	Singkawang	蜂
	Bangkok (Meixian)	蜂仔
Bangkok (Fengshun)	黃蜂
Bangkok (Jiexi)	糖蜂
Huizhou	Jixi	蜂
	Shexian	蜜蜂
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蜜蜂
	Fuliang	蜂兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蜜蜂
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	蜜蜂兒
	Pingyao	蜜蠅兒
	Yangyuan	蜜蜂兒
	Datong	蜜蜂兒
	Xinzhou	蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒
	Changzhi	蜜蜂兒
	Taibus (Baochang)	蜜蜂
	Linhe	蜜蜂, 蜂兒
	Jining	蜜蜂
	Hohhot	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂
	Baotou	蜜蜂
	Dongsheng	蜂兒
	Haibowan	蜂兒
	Erenhot	蜜蜂
	Pingshan	蜂兒
	Zhangjiakou	蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂
	Handan	蜜蜂兒
	Linzhou	蜜蜂兒
	Suide	蜂兒
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	狐狸蜂
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蜂, 糖蜂, 蜜蜂
	Wuyishan	蜂仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Fuqing	蜜蜂
	Matsu	蜂
Southern Min	Xiamen	蜜蜂
	Quanzhou	蜜蜂
	Zhangzhou	蜜蜂
	Zhao'an	蜜蜂
	Dongshan	蜜蜂
	Taipei	蜜蜂
	Taipei (Wanhua)	蜂
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蜂
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蜜蜂
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蜜蜂
	Kaohsiung	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蜜蜂
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蜂
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蜂
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蜜蜂
	Yilan	蜂
	Yilan (Luodong)	蜜蜂
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蜜蜂
	Changhua (Lukang)	蜂
	Taichung	蜂
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蜂
	Tainan	蜂
	Tainan (Anping)	蜂
	Taitung	蜂
	Hsinchu	蜂
	Miaoli (Houlong)	蜜蜂
	Kinmen	蜂, 蜜蜂
	Penghu (Magong)	蜂
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蜂
	Penang (Hokkien)	蜜蜂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蜜蜂
	Manila (Hokkien)	蜜蜂
	Longyan	蜂仔
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	糖蜂仔
	Datian	糖蜂
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蜜蜂
	Pingnan (Sijie)	蜜蜂
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	蜜蜂
	Lechang (Tatou)	蜜蜂
	Yingde (Yuzui)	蜜蜂, 蜜仔
	Yunan (Liantan)	蜜仔
	Chaozhou	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Shantou	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Jieyang	蜂
	Haifeng	蜜蜂
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蜜蜂
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	蜂
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	蜜蜂
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蜜蜂
	Pontianak (Teochew)	蜂
	Leizhou	糖蜂, 蜂
	Wenchang	蜂
	Haikou	糖蜂, 蜂
Puxian Min	Putian	蜂
	Xianyou	蜂
Central Min	Yong'an	糖蜂
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	糖蜂
	Sanming (Shaxian)	糖蜂
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	蜂兒
	Guangze	蜂兒
	Jiangle	蜜蜂
	Mingxi	蜂
	Shunchang	蜜蜂
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蜜蜂
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蜜蜂
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蜜蜂
	Nanning (Xiuxiang)	蜜蜂
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蜜蜂
Shehua	Fu'an	蜂仔
	Fuding	蜜蜂
	Luoyuan	蜜蜂
	Sanming	糖蜂
	Shunchang	蜂仔
	Hua'an	蜜蜂
	Guixi (Zhangping)	糖蜂
	Cangnan	蜂
	Jingning (Hexi)	蜂
	Lishui	蜜蜂
	Longyou	蜂
	Chaozhou	蜂
	Fengshun	蜂
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	蜂子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	蜂子
Wu	Shanghai	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Jiading)	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	蜜蜂
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蜜蜂
	Suzhou	蜜蜂
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	蜜蜂
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	蜜蜂
	Wuxi	蜜蜂
	Changshu	蜜蜂
	Kunshan	蜜蜂
	Jiaxing	蜜蜂
	Changzhou	蜜蜂
	Liyang	蜜蜂
	Changzhou (Jintan)	蜜蜂
	Yixing	蜜蜂
	Danyang	蜜蜂
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	蜜蜂
	Jingjiang	蜜蜂
	Jiangyin	蜜蜂
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	蜜蜂
	Hangzhou	蜜蜂
	Shaoxing	蜜蜂
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	蜂子
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	蜂
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	蜂
	Ningbo	蜜蜂
	Yuyao	蜜蜂
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	蜜蜂
	Wenzhou	蜜蜂
	Quzhou	蜜蜂
	Jinhua	蜜蜂, 蜂
	Yongkang	蜂
Xiang	Changsha	蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂
	Loudi	蜜蜂
	Shuangfeng	蜜蜂
	Quanzhou	蜜蜂
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蜜蜂
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蜜仔
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蜜蜂
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蜜哩
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蜜仔
	Renhua (Shitang)	蜜蜂
	Renhua (Songwei, Guitou)	蜜嘀
	Lechang (Changlai)	蜜蜂
	Lechang (Beixiang)	蜜蜂
	Lechang (Huangpu)	糖蜂
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	糖蜂
	Lechang (Sanxi)	糖蜂

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蜜):

• → Japanese: 蜜(みつ) (mitsu)
• → Okinawan: 蜜(みち) (michi)
• → Korean: 밀(蜜) (mil)
• → Vietnamese: mật (蜜)

Compounds

• 乖唇蜜舌
• 仙草蜜
• 刀蜜
• 刀頭蜜／刀头蜜
• 刺蜜
• 口甜如蜜
• 口蜜腹劍／口蜜腹剑 (kǒumìfùjiàn)
• 呾蜜
• 山蜜
• 崖蜜
• 度蜜月
• 搖蜜／摇蜜
• 木蜜
• 朱蜜
• 松蜜
• 柔情蜜意
• 梨花蜜
• 樹蜜／树蜜
• 檜花蜜／桧花蜜
• 水蜜桃 (shuǐmìtáo)
• 波羅蜜／波罗蜜 (bōluómì)
• 溫情蜜意／温情蜜意
• 然蜜
• 煉蜜／炼蜜
• 營蜜／营蜜
• 甘蜜 (gānmì)
• 甜嘴蜜舌
• 甜甜蜜蜜 (tiántiánmìmì)
• 甜蜜 (tiánmì)
• 甜蜜蜜
• 甜言蜜語／甜言蜜语 (tiányánmìyǔ)
• 白蜜
• 石蜜
• 穴蜜
• 糖舌蜜口
• 糖蜜 (tángmì)
• 花甜蜜嘴
• 花甜蜜就
• 花蜜 (huāmì)
• 菠蘿蜜／菠萝蜜 (bōluómì)
• 虎井蜜 (hó͘-chíⁿ-bi̍t) (Min Nan)
• 蜂蜜 (fēngmì)
• 蜜丁
• 蜜不齒蜂／蜜不齿蜂
• 蜜丸
• 蜜丸子
• 蜜人 (mìrén)
• 蜜供
• 蜜勿
• 蜜印
• 蜜口劍腹／蜜口剑腹
• 蜜合色
• 蜜唧
• 蜜官
• 蜜戀／蜜恋
• 蜜房
• 蜜月 (mìyuè)
• 蜜杏
• 蜜果
• 蜜果冰
• 蜜林檎
• 蜜柑 (mìgān)
• 蜜棗／蜜枣 (mìzǎo)
• 蜜橘
• 蜜橙糕 (mìchénggāo)
• 蜜殊
• 蜜母
• 蜜水 (mìshuǐ)
• 蜜汁 (mìzhī)
• 蜜滓
• 蜜源
• 蜜漿／蜜浆
• 蜜漬／蜜渍
• 蜜炬
• 蜜煎
• 蜜煎煎
• 蜜燭／蜜烛
• 蜜父
• 蜜獾 (mìhuān)
• 蜜璽／蜜玺
• 蜜瓜 (mìguā)
• 蜜甘
• 蜜甜
• 蜜的支
• 蜜筒
• 蜜筩／蜜筒
• 蜜糕
• 蜜糖 (mìtáng)
• 蜜罐兒／蜜罐儿 (mìguànr)
• 蜜翁翁
• 蜜脾
• 蜜腺
• 蜜色
• 蜜草
• 蜜荔枝
• 蜜藕
• 蜜蘇／蜜苏
• 蜜蜂 (mìfēng)
• 蜜蜂窩／蜜蜂窝
• 蜜蜜甜
• 蜜蝍
• 蜜蟲／蜜虫
• 蜜蟻／蜜蚁
• 蜜蠟／蜜蜡 (mìlà)
• 蜜裡藏刀／蜜里藏刀
• 蜜裡調油／蜜里调油
• 蜜語甜言／蜜语甜言
• 蜜課／蜜课
• 蜜豆冰
• 蜜酒
• 蜜醴
• 蜜雲龍／蜜云龙
• 蜜露
• 蜜章
• 蜜食
• 蜜餅／蜜饼
• 蜜餌／蜜饵 (mì'ěr)
• 蜜餞／蜜饯 (mìjiàn)
• 蜜香
• 蜜香樹／蜜香树
• 蜜香紙／蜜香纸
• 蜜麵／蜜面
• 蠟蜜／蜡蜜
• 課蜜／课蜜
• 護蜜／护蜜
• 酥蜜
• 釀蜜／酿蜜 (niàngmì)
• 飴蜜／饴蜜
• 餳蜜／饧蜜
• 鸞蜂蜜／鸾蜂蜜
• 麨蜜／𪎊蜜
• 黃花蜜菜／黄花蜜菜

 

Japanese

Kanji

蜜

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: みつ (mitsu, Jōyō)、みち (michi)
• Kan-on: びつ (bitsu)

Compounds

• 波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みつ) (haramitsu), 波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た) (haramitta, “perfection, completeness”, in Buddhism)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蜜
みつ Grade: S
goon

/mitɨ/ → /mitʉ/ → /mit͡su/

From Middle Chinese 蜜 (MC mjit).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みつ [míꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡sɨ]

Noun

蜜(みつ) • (mitsu) 

1. honey
2. nectar
3. molasses, treacle, syrup

   Synonym: 糖蜜 (tōmitsu)

4. Short for 蜜砂糖 (mitsuzatō): brown sugar

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 蜜(みつ)砂(ざ)糖(とう) (mitsuzatō)
• 蜜腺(みつせん) (mitsusen)
• 蜜蜂(みつばち) (mitsubachi)
• 蜜蝋(みつろう) (mitsurō)
• 餡蜜(あんみつ) (anmitsu)
• 黒蜜(くろみつ) (kuromitsu)
• 氷(こおり)蜜(みつ) (kōrimitsu, “finely ground rock candy cooked with egg white, mixed with cold water as a beverage”)
• 砂(さ)糖(とう)蜜(みつ) (satō mitsu, “sugar syrup”)
• 白蜜(しろみつ) (shiromitsu, “light-colored honey”)
• 石蜜(せきみつ) (sekimitsu, “crystallized honey; rock candy”)
• 酥(そ)蜜(みつ), 蘇(そ)蜜(みつ) (somitsu, “mixture of butter fat and honey, used medicinally or as a sweetener”)
• 蜂蜜(はちみつ) (hachimitsu)

Affix

蜜(みつ) • (mitsu) 

1. honey, nectar
2. sweet
3. Used in Sanskrit transliterations

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 蜜(ミ)柑(カン) (mikan)
• 蜜月(みつげつ) (mitsugetsu)
• 蜜(みつ)語(ご) (mitsugo)
• 花(か)蜜(みつ) (kamitsu)
• 水密桃(すいみつとう) (suimitsutō, “large kind of peach originally from China, with soft, sweet, juicy flesh”)
• 糖蜜(とうみつ) (tōmitsu)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蜜
みち Grade: S
goon

/mitɨ/ → /mit͡ɕi/

Alternative reading of mitsu above.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みち [míꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

蜜(みち) • (michi) 

1. (rare) Same as みつ (mitsu) above

Usage notes

Only used on its own. Not used in compounds.

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蜜 (MC mjit). See the hangul entry at 밀 (mil, “beeswax”) for the etymology concerning the “beeswax” sense.

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	미ᇙ〮 (Yale: mílq)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
	Gloss (hun)	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527[1]	ᄭᅮᆯ〮 (Yale: skwúl)	밀〮 (Yale: míl)

Pronunciation

• (honey):
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [miɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밀]
• (beeswax):
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mi(ː)ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [밀(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource

蜜 (eumhun 꿀 밀 (kkul mil))

1. hanja form^? of 밀 (“beeswax”) [noun]
2. hanja form^? of 밀 (“honey”) [affix]

Compounds

Compounds

• 구밀복검 (口蜜腹劍, gumilbokgeom)
• 당밀 (糖蜜, dangmil)
• 밀감 (蜜柑, milgam)
• 밀랍 (蜜蠟, millap)
• 밀봉 (蜜蜂, milbong)
• 밀월 (蜜月, mirwol)
• 밀주 (蜜酒, milju)
• 봉밀 (蜂蜜, bongmil)
• 화밀 (花蜜, hwamil)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Okinawan

Kanji

蜜

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

• On (unclassified): みち (michi)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蜜 (miɪt̚).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit͡ɕi/

Noun

蜜(みち) (michi) 

1. honey

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
蜜

Han character

蜜: Hán Nôm readings: mật

Noun

蜜

1. chữ Hán form of mật (“honey”).