What does kanji 猴 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 猴 is monkey.

How is kanji 猴 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 猴 are さる; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 猴?

Example words that use kanji 猴 include 猿猴, 金糸猴, 沐猴, 猿猴が月を取る.

Kanken 1

猴

Meaning

Kanji 猴

monkey

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さる
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 喉 • 侯 • 堠 • 瘊 • 睺 • 篌 • 糇

Related vocabulary

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Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

猿猴

えんこう

hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre)

金糸猴

きんしこう

golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

沐猴

もっこう

monkey

猿猴が月を取る

えんこうがつきをとる

to try and reach above one's station and fail

猿猴鶏頭

えんこうげいとう

love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus)

猿猴月を取る

えんこうつきをとる

to try and reach above one's station and fail

猿猴捉月

えんこうそくげつ

trying to reach above one's station and failing

沐猴にして冠す

もっこうにしてかんす

to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

猴が木の上にいる。

The monkey is in the tree.

あの猴はとてもすばしこい。

That monkey is very agile.

動物園で小さな猴を見た。

I saw a small monkey at the zoo.

その猴はバナナを食べている。

The monkey is eating a banana.

猴の群れが川を渡った。

A group of monkeys crossed the river.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 5 related entries

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

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