Where does “申” come from?

申 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 猿, from Chinese 猿 — ape.

申 (Japanese): the Monkey, the ninth of the twelve Earthly Branches

Definitions

  1. the Monkey, the ninth of the twelve Earthly Branches

Ancestry of “申”, step by step

申 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 猿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese猿a monkey; Short for 日本猿; an ape
2Chinese猿ape

via Middle Chinese 申

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese申—

Words derived from “申”

Every word from Chinese 猿 →Every word from Japanese 猿 →