Word details
さる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word さる.
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Entry
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
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