金絲猴

Chinese

monkey
trad. (金絲猴) 金絲
simp. (金丝猴) 金丝

Pronunciation


Noun

金絲猴

  1. golden monkey

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きん
Grade: 1

Hyōgai
こう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 金絲猴 – see the following entry.
金糸猴きんしこう
[noun] the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); known in popular culture for supposedly being the model of fictional character Sun Wukong
Alternative spelling
キンシコウ
(This term, 金絲猴, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)