蟻食
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蟻 | 食 |
| あり Hyōgai |
く(い) Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 蟻喰 食蟻獣 |
Etymology
蟻 (ari, “ant”) + 食い (kui, “eating; eater”, from 食う (kuu, “to eat”))
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ありくい (Heiban – )[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) ありくい (Nakadaka – )[1][3]
- (Tokyo) ありくい (Nakadaka – )[2][3]
- IPA(key):
Noun
蟻食 or 蟻食 • (arikui) ←ありくひ (arikufi) or アリクヒ (arikufi)?
- an anteater
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN