蟻の門渡り
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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蟻 | 門 | 渡 |
あり Hyōgaiji |
と Grade: 2 |
わた Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蟻の門渡り • (ari no to watari)
Usage notes[edit]
Literally “ants’ passage”, the phrase appears in nature poetry from the 12th century referring to lines of ants walking on the ground. The popular sense “perineum” alludes to an 18th century work by Hiraga Gennai about lice crossing the “valley of the underwear” (褌谷 (fundoshi-tani)).[1]
References[edit]
- ^ “蟻門渡”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
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