Kanji
猴
kanji character
monkey
猴 kanji-猴 monkey
猴
Meaning
monkey
Readings
Kun'yomi
- さる
On'yomi
- もっ こう monkey
- えん こう monkey (esp. a gibbon)
- きんし こう golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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沐 猴 monkey -
猿 猴 monkey (esp. a gibbon), hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre), kappa... -
金 糸 猴 golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) -
猿 猴 鶏 頭 love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), tassel flower, velvet flower... -
猿 猴 捉 月 trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) -
沐 猴 にして冠 すto only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it), a monkey wearing a crown -
猿 猴 月 を取 るto try and reach above one's station and fail, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail, a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns) -
猿 猴 が月 を取 るto try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)