猿
monkey

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さる

Nanori (名乗り)

ささわざるまし

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:13
JLPT:1
Frequency:1772

Vocabulary

エン

WordReadingMeaning
猿人エンジンape man
類人猿ルイジンエンanthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
意馬心猿イバシンエンit is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
心猿シンエンpassion; passions
人類猿ジンルイエンanthropoid ape

Other

WordReadingMeaning
猿さるmonkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; bathhouse prostitute
猿サルmonkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; bathhouse prostitute
犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys
猿ぐつわをかますさるぐつわをかますto gag someone
猿も木から落ちるさるもきからおちるeven monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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