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蟻: ant

ant
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Readings

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あり

Read あり. 白蟻 (しろあり) is the termite, literally the white ant.

Key words

蟻ありant
働き蟻はたらきありworker ant
白蟻しろありtermite
蟻地獄ありじごくantlion; sand trap
蟻塚ありづかanthill

Example sentences

When I spilled some sugar, ants gathered right away.

Worker ants carry food to the nest all day long.

The pillars of the old house had been eaten by termites.

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