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
Top 5100
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
showman who trains performing monkeys
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
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.