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猿
えん
猴
こう
Meanings
Noun
1. monkey (esp. a gibbon)
2. hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre)
3. kappa
4. menstrual period
Alt. forms
猿
えん
猴
こう
えんこう
エンコウ
Kanji used
猿
monkey
猴
???
Pitch accent
え
んこう
Used in: 16
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
猿
えん
猴
こう
月
つき
を
取
と
る
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)
猿
えん
猴
こう
が
月
つき
を
取
と
る
to try and reach above one's station and fail;
(lit.)
a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)