Kanji Detail for 猩 - "orangutan, scarlet"

猩

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
猩 means "orangutan, scarlet."
1. Orangutan - A legendary creature resembling a monkey that understands human speech and loves alcohol.
2. Orangutan - The great ape.
3. Scarlet - A red color.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

orangutan; dark red

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

species of orangutan

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

ape

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

ape, orangutan

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

猩猩 (orangutan). A beast name. A large ape. (Book of Rites) "Orangutans can speak but don't leave the category of beasts."
Onyomi

sei(セイ)

shoh(ショウ)

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

shoujou(しょうじょう)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

犬犭 (inu・kemonohen)
Related Keywords
orangutan scarlet red ape