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猿
JLPT N1 Kanji

猿 — monkey

  • JLPT N1
  • 13 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 犬
  • #1772 most frequent

Nature · Animal

Readings

On'yomi
エン
Kun'yomi
さる

Example words

  • 猿さる(1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (2) sly person (3) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (4) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (5) bathhouse prostitute