子猿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The compound 子猿 (こざる) combines young offspring with monkey and denotes a baby monkey.
• Basic usage: It refers to a juvenile clinging to its mother or playing on tree branches.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Rendaku in the reading
  • The reading さる of 猿 becomes ざる in the compound, so the whole word is read こざる.