Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Word usually written using kana alone
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
Derogatory
sly person
Derogatory
idiot; hick
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
Archaic
bathhouse prostitute
Idiomatic expression
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys
monkey show
Idiomatic expression
bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance; farce; clumsy subterfuge
baby monkey
small monkey
mountain monkey; wild monkey
Derogatory
mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
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