獅子猿

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
さる > ざる
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Calque of lion tamarin. Literally, lion monkey, 獅子(しし) (shishi, lion) + (さる) (saru, monkey). The saru changes to zaru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

()()(ざる) or 獅子猿(シシザル) (shishizaru

  1. lion tamarin

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