N1
猿 meaning and readings
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Kanji
猿
N1
- Meaning
- monkey
- Onyomi
- エン
- Kunyomi
- さる
- Formula
- 猿 = 犭 + 袁。
Story
猿 is analyzed as a combination of 犭 (dog, beast), 袁 (long, loose) and denotes monkey.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.
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