EntryWaniKani 46
  1. Noun, Suru verb

    indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

    猿まねはやめろ。
    Don't be a copycat.

Also written 猿まね【さるまね】

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Characters in this word

3
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

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable

Kun
に.るひ.る
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
923 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

にた

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2a5.11The Kanji Dictionary
2820.0Four corner code
2162deroo
4f3cUnicode hex code
1-27-87JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
376Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
138New Nelson (John Haig)
63New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
71Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
43Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
46Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1029Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1106Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
350Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
775Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
485Morohashi
696A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1486Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1583Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
625sakade
311Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
724henshall3
669Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1172Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
77Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1038Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si4, shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level