Search Terms: *猿*
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noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
See also:ニホンザル
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
、サル
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression, noun
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like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys(idiom )
noun
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red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカエリマキキツネザル
noun
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rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta), rhesus macaque(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカゲザル
noun
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red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカハラキツネザル
noun
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scarlet rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), common rosefinch(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカマシコ
expression, noun
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noun
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it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
noun
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snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus spp., esp. the golden snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus roxellana)(usually kana)
See also:金糸猴
Other readings:
イボハナザル
noun
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damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
Other readings:
猿害【さるがい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
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love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus), tassel flower, velvet flower, foxtail amaranth
See also:紐鶏頭
Other readings:
エンコウゲイトウ
noun
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trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey trying to catch the moon (and drowning)(yojijukugo)
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to try and reach above one's station and fail, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail, a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)(idiom )
See also:猿猴捉月
expression, Godan-su verb
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to stretch one's arms, to elongate one's arms(obscure)
noun
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Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オオマシコ
noun
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Bonin grosbeak (Chaunoproctus ferreorostris, extinct)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オガサワラマシコ