日本猿

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
日 本 猿
にち > に
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1 		さる > ざる
Grade: S
irregular on'yomi kun'yomi
 ニホンザル on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

日本(にほん) (Nihon, “Japan”) + 猿(さる) (saru, “monkey”). The saru changes to zaru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)猿(ざる) or 日本猿(ニホンザル) • (nihonzaru) 

  1. a Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ニホンザル.

Descendants

  • → Korean: 일본원숭이 (Ilbonwonsung'i) (calque)
  • → Vietnamese: khỉ Nhật Bản (calque)
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