眼鏡猿
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 眼 | 鏡 | 猿 |
| め Grade: 5 | かね > がね Grade: 4 | さる > ざる Grade: S |
| Irregular | ||
Etymology
眼鏡 (megane, “glasses”) + 猿 (saru, “monkey”)
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) めがねざる [mègánézáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA(key): [me̞ɡa̠ne̞za̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
眼鏡猿 (hiragana めがねざる, katakana メガネザル, rōmaji meganezaru)
- a tarsier