Japanese

Alternative forms

• 蟻 (obsolete)

Noun

蟻の子 ‎(hiragana ありのこ, romaji 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 4-7629-3088-1.