Translation
The Japanese word for "Monkey" is saru 猿.
- All Sorts of Monkeythe word saru can refer to any primate that's not human. Usually, however, it refers to the Japanese Macaque, nihonzaru ニホンザル.
| Romaji | sa | ru |
|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | さ | る |
| Katakana | サ | ル |
| Kanji | 猿 | |
| School Level | 中 | |
Loan-word
The word "Monkey" katakanized would be monkī モンキー.
| Romaji | mo | n | kii | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | モ | ン | キ | ー |
| Hiragana | も | ん | き | ー |
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Synonyms
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