御猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	猿
お Grade: S	えん Grade: S
yutōyomi

Etymology

/owen/ > /oen/. Literally "great monkey", a comparison of menstruation to the red buttocks of monkeys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oeɴ]

Noun

御(お)猿(えん) • (oen) ^{←おゑん (owen)?}

1. the shedding of the uterine lining in females; menstruation, period

See also

• 月経 (gekkei)
• 月事 (getsuji)
• メンス (mensu)
• 生理 (seiri)
• 月の物 (tsuki no mono)