猿
- On
- えん
- Kun
- さる
- Stroke count
- 13
・monkey
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “猿”
猿
さる
monkey (esp. the japanese macaque, macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
Example sentence
I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.
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猿
さる
sly person
猿
さる
idiot;hick
猿
さる
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
猿
さる
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
猿
さる
bathhouse prostitute
猿人
えんじん
ape man
猿
ましら
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata);ape;non-human primate
猿公
えてこう
monkey;ape
猿猴鶏頭
えんこうげいとう
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus);tassel flower;velvet flower;foxtail amaranth
猿子
ましこ
rosefinch (any finch of genus Carpodacus)
猿子鳥
ましこどり
rosefinch
猿楽
さるがく
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries)
猿臂
えんぴ
long arm;monkey arm
猿楽座
さるがくざ
professional organization of sarugaku performers
猿真似
さるまね
indiscriminate imitation;monkey see, monkey do;blind follower
猿田彦
さるたひこ
Sarutahiko (deity)
猿ぐつわをかます
さるぐつわをかます
to gag someone
猿豆
さるまめ
Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)
猿害
えんがい
damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
猿芝居
さるしばい
monkey show
猿の惑星
さるのわくせい
Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)
猿の尻笑い
さるのしりわらい
the pot calling the kettle black;people who live in glass houses throwing stones
猿猴捉月
えんこうそくげつ
trying to reach above one's station and failing;trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing
猿の腰掛け
さるのこしかけ
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
猿山
さるやま
artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
猿股
さるまた
undershorts
猿捕茨
さるとりいばら
Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
猿梨
さるなし
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta);kiwi berry;tara vine;bower vine
猿手
さるて
ape hand (deformity);simian hand
猿臂を伸ばす
えんぴをのばす
to stretch one's arms;to elongate one's arms
猿回し
さるまわし
showman who trains performing monkeys
猿猴月を取る
えんこうつきをとる
to try and reach above one's station and fail;to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail
猿楽能
さるがくのう
noh
猿轡
さるぐつわ
(mouth) gag
猿渡り
さるわたり
monkey bars;horizontal ladder
猿田彦の命
さるたひこのみこと
Saruta Hiko no Mikoto (Shintō god)
猿神
さるがみ
monkey god;ape god
猿猴
えんこう
monkey (esp. a gibbon)
猿臂打ち
えんぴうち
elbow strike (karate)
猿拳
さるけん
Monkey Fist;Monkey-Style kung-fu
猿酒
さるざけ
monkey booze
猿猴が月を取る
えんこうがつきをとる
to try and reach above one's station and fail
猿尾
さるお
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
猿面冠者
さるめんかんじゃ
young person with a monkey-like face (nickname for Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
猿面
さるめん
ape mask
猿袴
さるばかま
work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom
猿腦
えんのう
monkey brain (eaten as a delicacy, medicine, etc.)
猿知恵
さるぢえ
shallow cunning;shallow cleverness
猿も木から落ちる
さるもきからおちる
even monkeys fall from trees;anyone can make a mistake;pride comes before a fall;even Homer sometimes nods