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母猿 (ははざる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

母はは猿ざる

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Meanings

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noun

mother monkey

Refers to a female monkey that has offspring; used in zoology, animal behavior, and everyday contexts.

母はは猿ざるが子こ猿ざるを背せ中なかにおんぶしている。
The mother monkey is carrying her baby on her back.
動どう物ぶつ園えんで母はは猿ざるが子こ猿ざるに毛けづくろいをしていた。
At the zoo, a mother monkey was grooming her baby.

Written forms

母はは猿ざるUsage33%
Standard kanji spelling for 'mother monkey'.
母ははザルUsage67%
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, often used in biological or informal contexts.
母ははざる
Mixed kanji-hiragana spelling, softer than 母ザル.

Kanji

母mother

猿monkey

Similar words

子こ猿ざる
子猿 means 'baby monkey' or 'young monkey', the offspring, while 母猿 specifically refers to the mother.
猿さる
猿 is the general term for 'monkey', without specifying gender or parental status.

Etymology

Compound of 母 (はは, 'mother') and 猿 (さる, 'monkey'). The reading ざる is a rendaku (sequential voicing) of さる.