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猿

猿 — monkey

On
エン
Kun
さる
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 猿

  • 猿さるmonkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateCommon
  • 犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeysCommon
  • 類人猿るいじんえんanthropoid ape; anthropoid; apeCommon

    なぜ類人猿は他の動物よりも進化したのか。
    Why have the apes evolved more than other animals?

  • 猿人えんじんape manOccasional
  • 猿ましらmonkeyRare
  • 見猿みざるsee-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)Rare
  • お猿さんおさるさんmonkeyRare
  • 言わ猿いわざるsay-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)Rare
  • 猿子ましこrosefinch (any finch of genus Carpodacus)Rare
  • 心猿しんえんpassion; passionsRare
  • 大猿子おおましこPallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)Rare
  • 猿神さるがみmonkey god; ape godRare
  • 新世界猿しんせかいざるNew World monkey (any monkey of infraorder Platyrrhini)Rare
  • 犬と猿いぬとさるcats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); dogs and monkeysRare
  • 人似猿ひとにざるanthropoid ape; anthropoid; pongid; apeRare
  • 猿酒さるざけmonkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by m…Rare
  • 小猿こざるbaby monkeyRare
  • 黒猿くろざるCelebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra); crested black macaque; Sulawesi crested…Rare
  • 赤猿子あかましこscarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus); common rosefinchRare
  • 聞か猿きかざるhear-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 101 words that use 猿.

  • 猿 さる monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
  • 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
  • 猿人 えんじん ape man
  • 猿 ましら monkey

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