noun

  1. monkey (esp. a gibbon).
  2. hand of the puppeteer (puppet theater).
  3. kappa.
  4. menstrual period. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
猿猴 えんこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

monkey
さる ざる エン (Early High School, 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)
monkey
コウ さる (Kentei 1)
dog, (犬 variant)
marquis, lord, daimyo
コウ (Early High School, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
yu
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person, (人 variant)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)