The hear no evil monkey, called Kikazaru (Japanese for “hear not”), one of the Three Wise Monkeys. Depicted as the brown 🐵 Monkey Face with hands covering its ears.
The Three Wise Monkeys represent the proverb see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, frequently interpreted as a call for discretion or willful ignorance.
Often used as a playful way to convey I can’t believe what I’m hearing! or, more generally, to express astonishment or disbelief.
See also 🙈 See-No-Evil Monkey and 🙊 Speak-No-Evil Monkey.
This emoji is considered racist in some contexts, particularly when used to disparage, insult, and abuse people with dark skin, especially Black people.
Emoji | 🙉 |
Unicode Name | Hear-No-Evil Monkey |
Apple Name | Hear-No-Evil Monkey |
Also Known As | Kikazaru, Monkey Covering Ears |
Codepoints | U+1F649 |
Language | Name |
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Bengali | কন খরপ কছ শনব ন |
Danish | ikke høre |
German | sich die ohren zuhaltendes affengesicht |
English | hear no evil monkey |
Spanish | mono con los oídos tapados |
French | singe ne rien entendre |
Hindi | बर मत सन गध ज क बनदर |
Italian | non sento |
Japanese | 聞かざる |
Korean | 귀를 막고 있는 원숭이 |
Marathi | वईट ऐक नय सगणर वनर |
Malay | monyet tutup telinga |
Dutch | geen kwaad horen |
Norwegian | hører ingenting ondt |
Portuguese | macaco que não ouve nada |
Swedish | apa hör inget |
Tamil | தயவறறக கடகககடத எனபத உணரததம கரஙக |
Telugu | చడ వనక అన సచచ కత |
Chinese | 非礼勿听 |