手長猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
手	長	猿
て Grade: 1	なが Grade: 2	さる > ざる Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

手 (te, “arm”) +‎ 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 猿 (saru, “ape”), literally “long-armed ape”

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) てながざる [tènágázáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [te̞na̠ɡa̠za̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

手(て)長(なが)猿(ざる) • (tenagazaru)

gibbon

Derived terms

白(シロ)手(テ)手(テ)長(ナガ)猿(ザル) (shirote tenagazaru)
袋(フクロ)手(テ)長(ナガ)猿(ザル) (fukurotenagazaru)

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