蟻食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟻 食
あり
Hyōgaiji
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

Noun

蟻(あり)食(くい) • (arikui) ←ありくひ (arikufi)?

  1. an anteater

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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