JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 62

猿 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

monkey; ape

On
エンen
Kun
さるsaru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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猿13 strokes

How to write 猿: stroke order

猿 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

猿 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 猿 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 猿

The parts 猿 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • ⺨ (犬)

    dog

    Radical

  • 袁

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 62