獅子猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獅 子 猿
し
Jinmeiyō 		し
Grade: 1 		さる > ざる
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Calque of lion tamarin. Literally, “lion monkey”, 獅子(しし) (shishi, “lion”) + 猿(さる) (saru, “monkey”). The saru changes to zaru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

獅(し)子(し)猿(ざる) or 獅子猿(シシザル) • (shishizaru) 

  1. lion tamarin

Synonyms

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