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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 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あり)()(ごく) or 蟻地獄(アリジゴク) (arijigokuありぢごく (aridigoku) or アリヂゴク (aridigoku)?

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

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN