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猿 Non-human primate - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
猿
English: Non-human primate
Onyomi:
エン
Kunyomi:
さる
Nanori: さ, さわ, ざる, まし
Romaji:
mashira
en
saru
Radical: 犬
Kanji: 猿 (13 Strokes)
Grade Level: 8
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 1772
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

さるのわくせい :: 猿の惑星 Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)

さるかにがっせん :: 猿蟹合戦 The Monkey and the Crab

さるかにがっせん :: 猿蟹合戦 Sarukanigassen (folktale)

さるたひこのみこと :: 猿田彦の命 Saruta Hiko no Mikoto (Shintō god)

さるとう :: 猿痘 Monkeypox

ははざる :: 母猿 Mother monkey

ラミダスえんじん :: ラミドゥス猿人 Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

ラミダスえんじん :: ラミダス猿人 Ardipithecus ramidus (species of hominin)

のきざる :: 軒猿 Ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)

おさるさん :: お猿さん Monkey

サルがお :: 猿顔 Simian features

サルがお :: 猿顔 Monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears)

えんこうそくげつ :: 猿猴捉月 Monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

えんこうそくげつ :: 猿猴捉月 Trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing

えんこうそくげつ :: 猿猴捉月 Trying to reach above one's station and failing

こがたるいじんえん :: 小型類人猿 Lesser ape

おおがたるいじんえん :: 大型類人猿 Great ape

ろうちょうかんえん :: 籠鳥檻猿 Living like a caged bird

ろうちょうかんえん :: 籠鳥檻猿 Denied freedom (of how to live one's life)

さるめんえびね :: 猿面海老根 Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)

えんこうげいとう :: 猿猴鶏頭 Foxtail amaranth

えんこうげいとう :: 猿猴鶏頭 Velvet flower

えんこうげいとう :: 猿猴鶏頭 Tassel flower

えんこうげいとう :: 猿猴鶏頭 Love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus)

あかましこ :: 赤猿子 Common rosefinch

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

えんこうがつきをとる :: 猿猴が月を取る A monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

えんこうがつきをとる :: 猿猴が月を取る To try and reach above one's station and fail

えんこうつきをとる :: 猿猴月を取る A monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

えんこうつきをとる :: 猿猴月を取る To try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail

えんこうつきをとる :: 猿猴月を取る To try and reach above one's station and fail

Using 猿 in sentences:

(Japanese) 猿も木から落ちる。でも僕は登ることさえできない。

(English) Even monkeys fall from trees. But I can't even climb.

(Japanese) 猿も木から落ちるって言うけど、俺はいつ落ちるんやろ。

(English) They say even monkeys fall from trees. I wonder when I will.

(Japanese) 猿ってかわいいと思う？

(English) Do you think monkeys are cute?

(Japanese) こんなに簡単な問題は猿さえも解けますよ。

(English) Even a monkey can solve a problem as simple as this one.

(Japanese) 山から里の方へ遊びにいった猿が一本の赤い蝋燭を拾いました。赤い蝋燭は沢山あるものではありません。それで猿は赤い蝋燭を花火だと思い込んでしまいました。猿は拾った赤い蝋燭を大事に山へ持って帰りました。

(English) The monkey, who came from the mountain to play in the village, picked up a red candle. There aren't many red candles. So the monkey thought of it as a firework. He brought it back to the mountain with care.

How do you say Non-human primate in Japanese?

Answer: 猿

How many kanji strokes does 猿 have?

Answer: 13

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