さる
saru
JLPT N113 strokesKanjiLevel 86 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

猿 is the kanji for "Ape / Monkey". A common reading is さる (saru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Ape / Monkey

Also : Ape · Monkey

Readings

kunさる/ saruonえん/ en

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

猿が木から木へと飛び移った。

さるがきからきへととびうつった。

The monkey leaped from tree to tree.

彼の動きは猿のように敏捷だった。

かれのうごきはさるのようにびんしょうだった。

His movements were as agile as a monkey's.

Vocabulary using 猿

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