The three wise monkeys (Japanese: ไธ็ฟ, san'en or sanzaru, or ไธๅนใฎ็ฟ, sanbiki no saru). Together they embody the proverbial principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" (Japanese: ่ฆใใ่ใใใ่จใใใ Mizaru Kikazaru Iwazaru).