蟻地獄

Japanese

蟻地獄 (arijigoku): an antlion larva.
蟻地獄 (arijigoku): an antlion's trap, dug in a sandy soil.
Kanji in this term
あり
Hyōgaiji

Grade: 2
ごく
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ari, ant) + 地獄 (jigoku, hell).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

蟻地獄 (hiragana ありじごく, katakana アリジゴク, rōmaji arijigoku, historical hiragana ありぢごく, historical katakana アリヂゴク)

  1. an antlion larva
  2. a sand pit trap dug by an antlion larva

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References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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