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JLPT N3 · Animals

猿

さる

monkey

Stroke order of 猿

猿 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A beast (犭) wearing a robe-like (袁) coat swings around the trees: a monkey.

Parts: 犭 animal + 袁 (sound part)

Example sentence

山で猿を見た。

やまでさるをみた。

I saw a monkey in the mountains.

More words: Animals

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