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4 exact word matches found in search 'さる'
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Most common form:
noun
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate  (see also: ニホンザル; often written with kana only)
2. sly person  (derogatory)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to go away
2. to pass; to elapse
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1. a particular; a certain  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading さる)
2. that kind of; such a  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun
ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)
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9 words found beginning with 'さる'
Most common form: 猿顔
noun
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
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(same as above)
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expression, noun
day of the Monkey  (archaic)
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noun
monkeypox
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noun
Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
year of the monkey
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expression, noun
1. formidable person; shrewd person; someone not to be taken lightly; person of no common order
2. certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone
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noun
1. something like that; that sort of thing  (often written with kana only)
2. something natural; something plausible
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expression
It goes without saying; but not only that; but also ...  (often written with kana only)
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6 words found containing 'さる' in any position
Most common form: なさる
Word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to be hurtful  (idiomatic expression)
2. to resonate emotionally (with one)  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.)  (idiomatic expression)
2. to stab in the chest
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to be hurtful  (idiomatic expression)
2. to resonate emotionally (with one)  (idiomatic expression)
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Most common form: 言わぬは言うに優る
expression, 'ru' godan verb
speech is silver, silence is golden  (proverb)
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