犬と猿

いぬとさる

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship) (literally: dogs and monkeys) See also: 犬猿 (けんえん).

Kanji

• 犬 dog. Read as いぬ.
• 猿 monkey. Read as さる.

Example sentences

• 彼らはまるで犬と猿だ。
  They get along like a cat and a dog.

Word lists

• Idioms

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