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猿

monkey
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingさる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. monkeyRtK
  1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
  2. ape
  3. non-human primate
  4. sly person
  5. idiot

Radicals and components

Radical犬dogComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · earthenware jar · lidded crock · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · mouth (口) · scarf (冂)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 430

Compound words

類人猿るいじんえん
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
犬猿の仲けんえんのなか
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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