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蜜蜂
みつばちみちばち [ik] ミツバチ (nokanji)
1. [n] [uk]
▶ honeybee (Apis sp.)
▶ honey bee



History:
4. A 2015-10-12 09:26:29  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<re_inf>&ik;</re_inf>
3. A* 2015-10-11 15:29:42  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
wikip, jwikip

ngrams:
蜜蜂	2252
みつばち	2725
みちばち	18
ミツバチ	8500
ミチバチ	8
  Comments:
The form みちばち is quite rare. I feel it should be dropped, or at least labelled "ik".
  Diff:
@@ -20,2 +20,2 @@
-<gloss>honeybee</gloss>
-<gloss>hive bee</gloss>
+<gloss>honeybee (Apis sp.)</gloss>
+<gloss>honey bee</gloss>
2. A 2013-05-30 05:10:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2013-05-30 03:53:42  Marcus Richert
  Refs:
"ミツバチは" ca 28k
"蜜蜂は" ca 8k
(b)
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,4 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ミツバチ</reb>
+<re_nokanji/>
+</r_ele>
@@ -15,0 +19,1 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>

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