猿
猿

monkey

13 strokesFrequency 1,772JLPT N1Grade 8

On

エン

Kun

さる

Nanori

ささわざるまし

Dictionary

Common Words

さる猿サル猨NounFreq #5067
1

Word usually written using kana alone

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

Examples
何匹かのサルが木に登っているのを見た。
I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.
2

Derogatory

sly person

3

Derogatory

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

Archaic

bathhouse prostitute

真猿まさるNounArchaicFreq #24078
1

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)

犬猿の仲けんえんのなかNounExpressionFreq #33668
1

Idiomatic expression

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys

猿轡猿ぐつわさるぐつわNounFreq #36243
1

(mouth) gag

お猿さんおさるさんNounFreq #43711
1

Familiar

monkey

猿芝居さるしばいNounFreq #51664
1

monkey show

2

Idiomatic expression

bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance; farce; clumsy subterfuge

小猿子猿子ザル子ざる仔猿こざる (小猿／子猿／子ざる／仔猿)こザル (子ザル)NounFreq #57062
1

baby monkey

2

small monkey

山猿やまざるNounFreq #61106
1

mountain monkey; wild monkey

2

Derogatory

mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor

類人猿るいじんえんNounFreq #64169
1

anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

Examples
なぜ類人猿は他の動物よりも進化したのか。
Why have the apes evolved more than other animals?
猿渡り猿渡さるわたりNounFreq #64867
1

Colloquial

monkey bars; horizontal ladder

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