さる
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
2. sly person
3. idiot; hick
4. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5. clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
6. bathhouse prostitute
Pitch accent
Top 36200
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
(mouth) gag
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
showman who trains performing monkeys
undershorts
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
ape hand (deformity); simian hand
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
primates
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
Monkey Fist; Monkey-Style kung-fu
the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)
Examples (11 in total)
My monkey ran away!
Do you think monkeys are cute?
Monkeys can learn a lot of tricks.