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猿 さる monkey 1 1772 13 94 いぬ・けものへん 形声 Phonetic The MONKEY likes to play hide and seek with the PACK of WILD DOGS by hiding in the LIDDED CROCK. But he is easy to see because the SCARF he always wears is at the base of the LIDDED CROCK.

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エン さ, さわ, ざる, まし 猿(さる): (1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (2) sly person (3) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (4) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (5) bathhouse prostitute S 犬: dog袁: long kimono 犬 4 (none) monkey To catch a monkey, chase him with wild dogs into a lidded crock, then tie it with a scarf.

Kanji	猿
Onyomi	エン
Kunyomi	さる
Nanori	さ, さわ, ざる, まし
English	monkey
Examples	猿(さる): (1) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (2) sly person (3) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (4) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (5) bathhouse prostitute
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1772
Components	犬: dog 袁: long kimono
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	犬
Radical Number	94
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	いぬ・けものへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	monkey
Koohii Story 1	The MONKEY likes to play hide and seek with the PACK of WILD DOGS by hiding in the LIDDED CROCK. But he is easy to see because the SCARF he always wears is at the base of the LIDDED CROCK.
Koohii Story 2	To catch a monkey, chase him with wild dogs into a lidded crock, then tie it with a scarf.

Monkey Lidded Wild Dogs Crock 猿 エン さる

Monkey Lidded Wild Dogs Crock 猿エンさる