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    3. 猴

    猴

    猴さる

    monkey

    NTAnimalsKanji12 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    さる

    On'yomi

    コウ

    monkey

    ⺨侯

    亻
    人
    矢
    大

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    喉雉笶侯俟篌短矢喉

    Concepts using this kanji

    猿猴月を取る

    to try and reach above one's station and fail

    猿猴が月を取る

    to try and reach above one's station and fail

    金糸猴

    golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

    猿猴捉月

    trying to reach above one's station and failing

    猿猴鶏頭

    love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus)

    猿猴

    monkey (esp. a gibbon)

    沐猴にして冠す

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

    沐猴

    monkey

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 亻
    • 人
    • 大
    • 矢

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    • 沐猴にして冠す
    • 沐猴
    • 猿猴
    • 金糸猴
    • 猿猴鶏頭
    • 猿猴捉月
    • 猿猴月を取る
    • 猿猴が月を取る

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    • 笶
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    • 俟
    • 篌
    • 短
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