Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages

How is a monkey called in Japanese?

  1. shika

  2. saru

  3. risu

  4. ookami
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Explanation

'Saru' is the Japanese word for monkey. 'Shika' means deer, 'risu' means squirrel, and 'ookami' means wolf. Monkeys appear in Japanese folklore, like the 'Three Wise Monkeys' (see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil).

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