Bee
Hornet, Wasp
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
スズメ蜂に腕を刺され、大きく腫れ上がりました。
A hornet stung my arm and it got really swollen.
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