Noun
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae)
Usually written using kana alone
スズメバチにこっぴどく刺された。I got a nasty sting from a wasp. Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
Usually written using kana alonesee オオスズメバチ
Also written 胡蜂【すずめばち】