# 猿 — monkey

猿 means “monkey”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: エン (en). Kun'yomi: さる (saru).

- Meaning: monkey
- On'yomi: エン (en)
- Kun'yomi: さる (saru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

## How to remember 猿

Parts: 犭 beast · 袁 long robe

## Don't confuse it with

[遠](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/far/) · [園](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/garden/)

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/. Last updated 2026-11-01.