手長猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 長 猿
て
Grade: 1 		なが
Grade: 2 		さる > ざる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

手(て) (te, “arm”, literally “long-armed ape”) + 長(なが) (naga, “long”) + 猿(さる) (saru, “ape”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) てながざる [tènágázáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [te̞na̠ɡa̠za̠ɾɯ̟]

Noun

手(て)長(なが)猿(ざる) or 手長猿(テナガザル) • (tenagazaru) 

  1. gibbon

Derived terms

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