猿さる
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
Kanji used
monkey
Pitch accent
さ
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
(mouth) gag
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
undershorts
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
showman who trains performing 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
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
ape hand (deformity); simian hand
damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Monkey Fist; Monkey-Style kung-fu
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
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.