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申 — say humbly; monkey (zodiac)

申 means “say humbly; monkey (zodiac)”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: もう(す) (mousu), さる (saru). You'll see it in words such as 申す (mousu, “to say; to be called”).

申
Stroke order of 申
Meaning
say humbly; monkey (zodiac)
On'yomi
シン (shin)
Kun'yomi
もう(す) (mousu), さる (saru)
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N3 · set Words & language 2

How to remember 申

Parts: 日 sun; day · 丨 stick

Words with 申

WordReadingMeaning
申すもうす mousu kunto say; to be called

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