蟻の子

蟻の子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟻	子
あり Hyōgaiji	こ Grade: 1

Alternative forms

• 蟻 (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾʲino̞ko̞]

Noun

蟻の子 (hiragana ありのこ, rōmaji arinoko)

1. an ant, particularly one without wings
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)

     蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古[1]

2. an ant egg or larva

References

1. Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), →ISBN.