金糸猴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	糸	猴
きん Grade: 1	し Grade: 1	こう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
金絲猴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんしこー [kìńshíꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)糸(し)猴(こう) or 金糸猴(キンシコウ) • (kinshikō) ^{←きんしこう (kinsikou)?}

1. the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); known in popular culture for supposedly being the model of fictional character Sun Wukong

   Synonyms: ゴールデン モンキー (goruden monkii), 疣鼻猿 (ibohana-zaru), チベット獅子鼻猿 (Chibetto shishibana-zaru)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).