Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あり
Hyōgai
く(い)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
蟻喰
食蟻獣
 アリクイ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(ari, ant) +‎ 食い (kui, eating; eater, from 食う (kuu, to eat))

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(あり)(くい) or 蟻食(アリクイ) (arikuiありくひ (arikufi) or アリクヒ (arikufi)?

  1. an anteater

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN