Keyword
missing
Info
FrequencyVery rare
KankenLevel 1
Readings
こう
(100%)
Composed of
animal
marquis
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; (lit.) monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)