46 Monkey
Radical Combination
Meaning
Primary
Monkey
Mnemonic
An animal that kicks dirt into people's mouths is a monkey. Monkeys are naughty little things. You should be happy it was just dirt it kicked into your mouth, and not something worse.
Readings
On’yomi
えん
Kun’yomi
さる
Nanori
None
Mnemonic
You spit the dirt out of your mouth and look back at the monkey to see that it's saluting (さる) you. Is... is it mocking you?