蟻 — ui

Parts that make up 蟻

How 蟻 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 蟻 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 虫, 義.

Korean example words with 蟻

• 의군蟻軍 Korean gloss: 개미의 떼.
• 의상蟻裳 Korean gloss: 검은색 치마.
• 의혈蟻穴 Korean gloss: 개미가 뚫은 굴.
• 의공蟻孔 Korean gloss: 개미가 파 놓은 구멍.
• 의집蟻集 Korean gloss: 개미 떼같이 많이 모임.
• 녹의綠蟻 Korean gloss: 걸러 놓은 술에 뜬 밥알.
• 부의浮蟻 Korean gloss: ‘술’을 달리 이르는 말.
• 주의酒蟻 Korean gloss: 걸러 놓은 술에 뜬 밥알.
• 우의羽蟻 Korean gloss: 교미기에 날개가 돋친 개미.
• 의구蟻寇 Korean gloss: 자질구레한 물건을 훔치는 도둑.
• 의봉蟻蜂 Korean gloss: 개미와 벌을 아울러 이르는 말.
• 의원蟻援 Korean gloss: 구원하러 온 군사를 이르는 말.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 蟻

• 蟻あり ant
• 蟻巻ありまき aphid; plant louse; plant lice
• 蟻酸ぎさん formic acid; formic
• 蟻食ありくい anteater
• 蟻塚ありづか anthill
• 黒蟻くろあり black ant
• 白蟻しろあり termite; white ant
• 蟻蜂ありばち velvet ant
• 蟻吸ありすい Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
• 熊蟻くまあり Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)
• 赤蟻あかあり red ant
• 山蟻やまあり wood ant (any ant of genus Formica)

Characters sharing the phonetic 義

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “의” in Korean.

Other hanja read “의”

Other hanja with radical 虫