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猩 (しょうじょう) — orangutan | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
猩

猩

猩しょうじょう

orangutan

Kanji Animals12 strokes

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Kun'yomi

しょうじょう

On'yomi

ショウセイソウ

orangutandark red

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Concepts using this kanji

gorilla

chimpanzee

scarlet fever

猩々紅冠鳥

northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Mexican fireplant (species of poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla)

Mexican fireplant (species of poinsettia, Euphorbia heterophylla)

黄色猩猩蠅

Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)

黄色猩猩蠅

Drosophila melanogaster (species of fruit fly)

Oriental swamp pink (Heloniopsis orientalis)

orangutan

fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)

fruit fly (any insect of family Drosophilidae)

scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

scarlet

kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)

kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)

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猩紅熱
黒猩々
猩々
猩々緋
猩猩蠅
黄色猩猩蠅
猩猩草
猩々紅冠鳥
猩々袴
猩猩蝦
猩猩朱鷺
大猩々