Memory phrase for the Kanji: 猿


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Meaning monkey, ape

Pronunciation

EN
saru

Explanation

Left: wild animal 犭(dog on hind legs), right: (Chinese only) long robe 袁 (= Down to the ground 土 extends the sleeve 口 of this clothes 衣.)

Mnemonic


 
A wild animal in a long robe appears like: a monkey.

Radicals

(wild) animalThe radical kemono shows a dog on the hind legs.
long robe
clothingThe radical koromo 衣 is also used in a simplified form as 巾.
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 Vocabulary

さる  monkey

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