食蟻獣

See also: 食蟻獸

Japanese
Kanji in this term
食 蟻 獣
Grade: 2 Hyōgaiji Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

The kanji, a compound of 食 (kui, “eating”) +‎ 蟻 (ari, “ant”) +‎ 獣 (“beast”), are jukujikun (熟字訓)

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) ありくい [àríkúí] (Heiban – [0])
    • (Tokyo) あり​くい [àríꜜkùì] (Nakadaka – [2])
    • (Tokyo) ありく​い [àríkúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲikɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

食蟻獣 (hiragana ありくい, katakana アリクイ, rōmaji arikui, historical hiragana ありくひ, historical katakana アリクヒ)

  1. Alternative spelling of 蟻食 (“anteater”)
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