How to say “ant” in Japanese | 蟻 (アリ、あり、ari)

The Japanese vocabulary「蟻 (アリ、あり、ari)」means “ant.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	蟻、アリ
Hiragana	あり
Romaji Reading	ari
English Meaning	ant

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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Example Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Look at that line of ants.

Non-Honorific, Spoken Language:

Japanese Sentence	あの蟻ありの行列ぎょうれつを見みて。
Romaji Reading	Ano ari no gyōretsu o mite.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	あの蟻の行列を見てください。
Romaji Reading	Ano ari no gyōretsu o mite kudasai.

I found an ant nest.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	蟻ありの巣すを見みつけた。
Romaji Reading	Ari no su o mitsuketa.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	蟻の巣を見つけました。
Romaji Reading	Ari no su o mitsukemashita.

I’ll observe the ants with Misaki-chan.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	美咲みさきちゃんと蟻ありを観察かんさつする。
Romaji Reading	Misaki-chan to ari o kansatsu suru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	美咲ちゃんと蟻を観察します。
Romaji Reading	Misaki-chan to ari o kansatsu shimasu.

Ants are carrying pieces of snacks.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	蟻ありがお菓子かしの欠片かけらを運はこんでいる。
Romaji Reading	Ari ga okashi no kakera o hakonde iru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	蟻がお菓子の欠片を運んでいます。
Romaji Reading	Ari ga okashi no kakera o hakonde imasu.

I’ll follow the ants to find the nest.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	アリを辿たどって巣すを探さがす。
Romaji Reading	Ari o tadotte su o sagasu.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	アリを辿って巣を探します。
Romaji Reading	Ari o tadotte su o sagahimasu.

Ants are hard workers.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	アリは働はたらき者ものだ。
Romaji Reading	Ari wa hatarakimono da.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	アリは働き者です。
Romaji Reading	Ari wa hatarakimono desu.

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