蜜 means “honey, nectar”

みつ · mitsu

Also: molasses

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ミツ, ビツ

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The story

Under a roof (宀), insects (虫) that surely (必) come home: picture a hive packed with bees. 蜜 is nectar and honey: 蜂蜜 is honey, 黒蜜 the dark sugar syrup poured over sweets, and 蜜柑 the kanji spelling of みかん.

Used in 蜂蜜 (hachimitsu, honey), 蜜 (mitsu, nectar/syrup), and 蜜柑 (mikan, mandarin orange)

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.