13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

monkey

Kun'yomi
  • monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) ②sly person ③idiot ④sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
On'yomi
  • エン
Nanori
  • さわ
  • ざる
  • まし
    monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さる 48.7%
ざる 48.7%
エン 2.6%

Character Breakdown

monkey
さる ざる エン (9th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
long kimono
エン オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

wild monkey
mountain monkey ②mountain dweller
monkey show ②bad acting
baby monkey ②small monkey
showman who trains performing monkeys
ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)
ape mask ②ape-like face
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References

Unicode hex code 733F
JIS X 0208 1-17-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2905
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3600
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 669
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 824
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 479
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 612
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 403
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 430
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1717
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2062
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20584
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1028
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1584
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1690
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1529
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1648
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1865
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1308
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 410
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g10.3
Four corner code 4423.2
De Roo Code 2965