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蟻 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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準1University / general ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
On
ギぎ · gi
Kun
ありari
Meaning
ant

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Insect 虫 with 義 as phonetic: the ant that works in swarms.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蟻あり

    ant

  • 白蟻しろあり

    termite

More words with this kanji

  • 蟻垤ぎてつ
  • 螻蟻ろうぎ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

床下(ゆかした)の柱(はしら)が白蟻(しろあり)に食(く)われていた。

The pillar under the floor had been eaten by termites.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

白蟻蟻白white虻horsef…蚤flea蛋egg蛛spider蛤hard…妓perfor…其that祇earthl…蛾moth誼friend…
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Compound

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