申 — say humbly, speak humbly, sign of the monkey
さる
申
say humbly
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
U+7533
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #492
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1103
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- say humbly
- speak humbly
- sign of the monkey
word
さる saru Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
もう mou Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
もうし moushi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (3)
Pictographic (象形). A bolt of lightning (丨) striking through clouds (田). To state, report — originally a divine declaration.