Japanese symbol for “simian”
真猿類
しんえんるい
Romaji: shin'enrui
simian; anthropoid
In Japanese, simian is 真猿類, read しんえんるい (shin'enrui).
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Meanings
- n simian; anthropoid
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 写真 | しゃしん shashin | photograph; photo; picture |
| 真実 | しんじつ shinjitsu | truth; reality |
| 真ん中 | まんなか mannaka | middle; centre; center |
| 真相 | しんそう shinsou | truth; real situation |
| 真理 | しんり shinri | truth |
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | serious; earnest |
| 類人猿 | るいじんえん ruijin'en | anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape |
| 犬猿 | けんえん ken'en | cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); dogs and monkeys |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
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