三猿

さんえん

Also written さんざる

Meanings

1. Noun three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil") See also: 見猿 (みざる). See also: 言わ猿 (いわざる). See also: 聞か猿 (きかざる).

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 猿 monkey. Read as エン.

Words containing 三猿

• 三猿主義 (さんえんしゅぎ) the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

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