日本猿
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[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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日 | 本 | 猿 |
にち > に Grade: 1 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
さる > ざる Grade: S |
irregular | on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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ニホンザル |
Etymology
[edit]日本 (Nihon, “Japan”) + 猿 (saru, “monkey”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ニホンザル.
Descendants
[edit]- → Korean: 일본원숭이 (Ilbonwonsung'i) (calque)
- → Vietnamese: khỉ Nhật Bản (calque)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 日
- Japanese terms spelled with 本 read as ほん
- Japanese terms spelled with 猿 read as さる
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Monkeys