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えんこうつきをと
る
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, る)
Idiomatic
1. 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)
Alt. forms
猿
えん
猴
こう
月
つき
を
取
と
る
えんこうつきをと
る
Conjugations...
Composed of
えんこう
Affe; Affentier
つき
Mond; Erdmond; Mond; Satellit; Monat (als Kalendereinheit); Monat; 30 Tage
と
る
nehmen; ergreifen; reichen; sammeln; ernten; bekommen; erhalten