猿
さる
Also written サル
Meanings
- Noun monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate See also: ニホンザル.
- sly person
- idiot; hick
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook See also: 自在鉤 (じざいかぎ).
- bathhouse prostitute See also: 湯女 (ゆな).
Kanji
- 猿 monkey. Read as さる.
Example sentences
- 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. - 俺はあんたに話し掛けてるんじゃない、猿に話し掛けてるんだ。
I'm not talking to you; I'm talking to the monkey. - 猿も木から落ちる。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods. - 猿は木に登る。
Monkeys climb trees. - 猿に飛びかかられて彼は怖がった。
He was scared when the monkey jumped at him.
Common phrases
Words containing 猿
- 猿楽 (さるがく) sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries)
- 猿の惑星 (さるのわくせい) Planet of the Apes (novel and series of films)
- 猿蟹合戦 (さるかにがっせん) The Monkey and the Crab (folktale)
And 47 more.