# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 申す | もうす (mousu) | to say; to be called |

## Don't confuse it with

[由](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/derive-from/) · [甲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armour/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [呼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/call-out/) · [録](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/record/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [批](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/criticize/) · [章](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chapter/) · [誰](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/who/)

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