Translation
hanībī means "Honeybee" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
| Romaji | ha | nii | bii | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ハ | ニ | ー | ビ | ー |
| Hiragana | は | に | ー | び | ー |
| Meaning | Honey | Bee | |||
Orthography Notes
- haniibii is another way to romanize this word.
- ニー and ビー contain a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Trivia
- mitsubachi 蜜蜂, "Honeybee," becomes another word when spelled backwards, hachimitsu 蜂蜜, "bee honey."
Synonyms
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