猿 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- エン
- Kun
- さる
- Meaning
- monkey
Origin
⺨ "beast" with 袁: the animal that swings tree to tree with long arms — the monkey.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| エン | 野猿・類人猿・犬猿の仲 |
|---|---|
| さる | 猿 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 類人猿るいじんえん
an ape
- 犬猿の仲けんえんのなか
being at daggers drawn
Example
山で猿を見かけた。
I spotted a monkey in the mountains.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)