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Monkey Lidded Wild Dogs Crock 猿 エン さる

Kanji
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
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.
RTK Index 403

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_nature_animal

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