猿

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

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

(mouth) gag

monkey show

Idiomatic expression

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

Colloquial

monkey bars; horizontal ladder

indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

ape man

Historical term

sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries)

さるがく only; Archaic

noh

さるごう only; Archaic

fooling around

artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

undershorts

Formal or literary term

long arm; monkey arm

Shinto

Sarutahiko (deity)

showman who trains performing monkeys

to gag someone

shallow cunning; shallow cleverness

ape mask

ape-like face; ape face

monkey god; ape god

Proverb

even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

monkey (esp. a gibbon)

hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre)

kappa

Archaic

menstrual period

young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)

Familiar

monkey; ape

polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)

Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)