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N1 Noun

(あり)ant

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    1. Noun

      1.

      ant

      Usually written using kana alone

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    蟻 【あり】アリ

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      (あり)(からだ)はとても(ちい)さく、黒色(こくしょく)赤褐色(せきかっしょく)である。

      The body of an ant is very small, and it is either black or reddish-brown. {ant}

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      (あたま)(むね)腹部(ふくぶ)(あいだ)がくびれているその(むし)(あり)でしょう。

      That insect with a narrow waist between its head, chest, and abdomen is probably an ant. {ant}

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      (あり)(いっ)(ぴき)女王(じょおう)アリ多数(たすう)(はたら)アリ集団(しゅうだん)生活(せいかつ)(いとな)んでいる。

      Ants live in a colony, with one queen ant and numerous worker ants. {ant}

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      若手(わかて)刑事(けいじ)には、(あり)()れが死体(したい)(むら)がる様子(ようす)()るに()えなかったらしい。

      It seems that the young detective couldn't bear to watch the swarm of ants crowding around the corpse. {ant}

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      地面(じめん)(あり)行列(ぎょうれつ)出来(でき)ていますが、(かれ)らは一体(いったい)どこへ()かっているのでしょう?

      An ant line has formed on the ground, but where on earth are they heading? {ant}

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