Entry
  1. Noun

    cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)

  2. iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks (worn by samurai)

  3. Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)

    Abbreviationsee 猿頰貝

Also written 猿頰【さるぼお】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

monkey

Kun
さる
On
エン
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1772 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 46

Built from

Used in names as

さわざるまし

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3g10.3The Kanji Dictionary
4423.2Four corner code
2965deroo
733fUnicode hex code
1-17-78JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2905Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3600New Nelson (John Haig)
669New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
824Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
479Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
612Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
403Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
430Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1717A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2062Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20584Morohashi
1028A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1584Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1690Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1529Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1648Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1865Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1308Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
410Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2Pinyin reading
weonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cheeks, jaw

Kun
ほおほほ
On
キョウ
Strokes
15
Frequency
2424 of 2500
Radical
leaf

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
9a7.2The Kanji Dictionary
4108.6Four corner code
982cUnicode hex code
1-43-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5131Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6629New Nelson (John Haig)
1776Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2792Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1358Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
43496XMorohashi
2000Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
jia2Pinyin reading
hyeobKorean reading