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ハキリアリ (はきりあり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ハキリアリ

Meanings

1

noun

leafcutter ant

usually written using kana alone

Refers to ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, known for cutting leaves to cultivate fungus.

ハキリアリは葉はを切きって巣すに運はこび、キノコを育そだてる。
Leafcutter ants cut leaves, carry them to their nest, and cultivate fungus.

Written forms

ハキリアリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
葉は切きり蟻あり
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly found in specialized contexts; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

葉leaf, plane, lobe
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
蟻

ant

Etymology

Compound of 葉 (ha, 'leaf'), 切り (kiri, 'cutting'), and 蟻 (ari, 'ant'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name directly describes the ant's behavior.