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, “hand”) +‎ 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 猿 (saru, “ape”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

手長猿 (hiragana てながざる, katakana テナガザル, rōmaji tenagazaru)

a 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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