猴

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

monkey

Kun'yomi
  • さる
On'yomi
  • コウ

Main Radical

犬(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

コウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

monkey
コウ　さる (Kentei 1)
dog(犬) variant
marquis, lord, daimyo
コウ (9th, 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)

Common Words

えん
猿
こう
猴
monkey (esp. a gibbon) ②hand of the puppeteer (puppet theater) ③kappa ④menstrual period
えん
猿
こう
猴
そく
捉
げつ
月
trying to reach above one's station and failing
もっ
沐
こう
猴
　
に
　
し
　
て
かん
冠
　
す
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it)
もっ
沐
こう
猴
monkey
えん
猿
こう
猴
げい
鶏
とう
頭
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)
えん
猿
こう
猴
つき
月
　
を
と
取
　
る
to try and reach above one's station and fail
えん
猿
こう
猴
　
が
つき
月
　
を
と
取
　
る
to try and reach above one's station and fail
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References

Unicode hex code 7334
JIS X 0208 1-64-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2896
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3592
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20553
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g9.1
Four corner code 4723.4