蟻地獄
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 蟻 | 地 | 獄 |
| あり Hyōgai |
じ Grade: 2 |
ごく Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + 地獄 (jigoku, “hell”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
蟻地獄 or 蟻地獄 • (arijigoku) ←ありぢごく (aridigoku) or アリヂゴク (aridigoku)?
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アリジゴク (arijigoku).
See also
- 薄羽蜉蝣 (usuba kagerō): an antlion lacewing, adult form of the antlion
- 蠅地獄 (haejigoku): a Venus flytrap
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN