What does kanji 猩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 猩 is orangutan.

How is kanji 猩 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 猩 are しょうじょう; the onyomi readings are ショウ, セイ, ソウ.

What words use kanji 猩?

Example words that use kanji 猩 include 猩々, 猩々袴, 猩々紅冠鳥, 猩々緋.

Kanken 1

猩

Meaning

Kanji 猩

orangutan

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しょうじょう
Onyomi 音読み: ショウセイソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 惺 • 星 • 腥 • 瑆 • 暒 • 煋 • 睲

Related vocabulary

Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

猩々

しょうじょう

heavy drinker

猩々袴

しょうじょうばかま

Oriental swamp pink (Heloniopsis orientalis)

猩々紅冠鳥

しょうじょうこうかんちょう

northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

猩々緋

しょうじょうひ

scarlet

猩紅熱

しょうこうねつ

scarlet fever

猩猩蝦

しょうじょうえび

kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)

猩猩朱鷺

しょうじょうとき

scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

猩猩草

しょうじょうそう

Mexican fireplant (species of poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla)

猩猩蠅

しょうじょうばえ

fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)

黒猩々

くろしょうじょう

chimpanzee

黄色猩猩蠅

きいろしょうじょうばえ

Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

動物園で猩々を見た。

I saw an orangutan at the zoo.

猩々は腕がとても長い。

Orangutans have very long arms.

森で猩々が木に登っていた。

An orangutan was climbing a tree in the forest.

その猩々は静かにこちらを見ていた。

The orangutan was quietly looking at us.

猩々の親子が枝で休んでいる。

A parent orangutan and its baby are resting on a branch.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 9 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

猩猩探长 Xingxing Tan Zhang