Onyomi: エン · Kunyomi: さる · Meanings: monkey
Kanji for monkey
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 猿 | さる | monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 猿 | ましら | monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate | Noun |
| 猿真似 | さるまね | indiscriminate imitation, monkey see, monkey do, blind follower | Noun, Suru verb |
| 申年 | さるどし | year of the Monkey | Noun |
| 猿人 | えんじん | ape man | Noun |
| 猿梨 | さるなし | hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta), kiwi berry, tara vine, bower vine | Noun |
| サルオガセ | サルオガセ | old man's beard (any lichen of genus Usnea) | Noun |
| 百日紅 | さるすべり | crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | Noun |
| 猿楽 | さるがく | sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) | Noun |
| 猿轡 | さるぐつわ | (mouth) gag | Noun |