猿 Home·Characters·猿 Character · Nature 猿 さる saru monkey, ape Composition 12345678910111213 犬dog袁long robe Origin The animal radical (犭) gives the meaning, 袁 the sound: the monkey. Proverbs carrying this character 010 猿も木から落ちる Even monkeys fall from trees. 217 初しぐれ猿も小蓑をほしげ也 First winter rain — the monkey too seems to wish for a little straw coat. Related characters 亀turtle光light兎hare, rabbit叢thicket, clump咲to bloom土earth, soil天sky, heaven実fruit, reality山mountain岩rock, crag