猴 — kanji meaning “monkey”
猴
monkey
- Meanings
- monkey
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- さる
- Strokes
- 12
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- hóu — Chinese character page
Words with 猴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猿猴 | えんこう enkou | monkey (esp. a gibbon) |
| 沐猴 | もっこう mokkou | monkey |
| 金糸猴 | きんしこう kinshikou | golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) |
| 猿猴鶏頭 | えんこうげいとう enkougeitou | love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower |
| 猿猴捉月 | えんこうそくげつ enkousokugetsu | trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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