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Kanji Detail for 猿 - "monkey, ape, primate"

猿

  • Meaning

    猿 means "monkey, ape, primate."

    1. Monkey - A primate animal.

    2. Ape - A tailless primate.

    3. Clever - Cunning like a monkey.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    monkey

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ape

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 猿[yuan2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ape

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

    A beast name. Form resembles a human. Can sit and stand. All four limbs are like hands. No tail. Same family as monkeys. However, monkeys have loose skin below the cheeks like a pouch that can store food, called cheek pouches. On the buttocks there is hardened bare skin, red in color, called the seat pad. They also have short tails. Apes have none of these. In terms of anthropology, apes resemble humans, monkeys resemble dogs. This is the difference between apes and monkeys.
  • Onyomitip

    en(えん) えん

  • Kunyomitip

    mashira(ましら) ましら

    saru(さる) さる

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords
    monkey ape primate simian animal clever intelligent agile nimble playful mischievous imitate mimic swing climb curious energetic quick lively

Sentences including 猿

  • They get along like a cat and a dog.

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