食蟻獣

See also: 食蟻獸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食 蟻 獣
ありくい
Grade: 2 Hyōgai Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
食蟻獸 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (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): [a̠ɾʲikɯ̟i]

Noun

食蟻獣(ありくい) or 食蟻獣(アリクイ) • (arikui) ←ありくひ (arikufi) or アリクヒ (arikufi)?

  1. alternative spelling of 蟻食 (“anteater”)
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