The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, ...

Mizaru, Kikazaru & Iwazaru are the 3 wise monkeys from the legend the emojis are derived from! — Dan Luck (@DLucksEdition) May 11, 2016. They pulled up examples from the world of art.

And beauty editor at Good Housekeeping Sam Escobar pointed out that the three wise monkeys are named Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru in the tale. —Sam Escobar (@myhairisblue) May 10, 2016.