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An ink painting of three wise and mysterious macaques, posing with hands obscuring their eyes, ears, and mouth.
An [[Sumi-e|ink painting]] of {{Wiki|Three wise monkeys|three wise}} and mysterious {{Wiki|Japanese macaque|macaques}}, posing with hands obscuring their eyes, ears, and mouth.


When the maxim "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" arrived in Japan, it was translated as mizaru (見ざる), kikazaru (聞かざる), iwazaru (言わざる)." [sic] Since the sound "zaru" is a modified pronunciation of the word saru (猿), or monkey, the phrase blossomed into a pun in Japan, and the image of monkeys covering their eyes, ears and mouths became a visual representation of the concept.
When the maxim "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" arrived in [[Japan]], it was translated as mizaru ([[wikt:見|見]][[wikt:ざる|ざる]]), kikazaru ([[wikt:聞|聞]][[wikt:か|か]][[wikt:ざる|ざる]]), iwazaru ([[wikt:言|言]][[wikt:わ|わ]][[wikt:ざる|ざる]]). Since the sound "zaru" is a modified pronunciation of the word saru ([[wikt:|猿]]), or monkey, the phrase blossomed into a pun in Japan, and the image of monkeys covering their eyes, ears, and mouths became a visual representation of the concept.
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 28 May 2026

An ink painting of three wise and mysterious macaques, posing with hands obscuring their eyes, ears, and mouth.

When the maxim "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" arrived in Japan, it was translated as mizaru (ざる), kikazaru (ざる), iwazaru (ざる). Since the sound "zaru" is a modified pronunciation of the word saru (), or monkey, the phrase blossomed into a pun in Japan, and the image of monkeys covering their eyes, ears, and mouths became a visual representation of the concept.