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33 word matches found for '猿' using reading 'さる'

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)

(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)

noun

1. cheek pouch (monkey, squirrel, etc.)

2. iron mask that covers the chin and cheeks (worn by samurai)

(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)

noun

1. sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries) (archaic)

2. noh (see also: 能楽; this meaning is restricted to reading さるがく)

(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, 1 meaning and 2 forms, examples and links)

け

Most common form: サルノコシカケ

noun

polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae) (often written with kana only)

(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)

さるわたり

noun

monkey bars; horizontal ladder (see also: 雲梯; colloquialism)

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expression, noun

person who has lost something they used to rely on; a monkey fallen from the tree (idiomatic expression)

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さるぐつわ

noun

(mouth) gag

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noun

Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier) (often written with kana only)

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noun

Monkey Fist; Monkey-Style kung-fu (martial arts term)

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expression

dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs) (see also: 犬猿)

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noun

hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine (often written with kana only)

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noun

hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

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い

expression, noun

the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (idiomatic expression)

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noun

monkey god; ape god

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noun

ape hand (deformity); simian hand (medicine, etc. term)

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さるとりいばら

noun

Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla) (often written with kana only)

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ちる

expression, ichidan verb

even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

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さるだびこ

noun

Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko

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さるしばい

noun

1. monkey show

2. bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance; farce; clumsy subterfuge

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さるばかま

noun

work hakama that are loose at the top and tight at the bottom

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し

noun

showman who trains performing monkeys

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noun

monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks

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さるぐつわ

をかます

expression, 'su' godan verb

to gag someone

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さるぼおがい

Most common form: さるぼおがい

noun

Anadara kagoshimensis (species of ark clam) (often written with kana only)

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さるがくのう

noun

noh (see also: 能楽; archaic)

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noun

undershorts

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noun

backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body

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noun

1. ape mask

2. ape-like face; ape face

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noun

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) (archaic)

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noun

primates (see also: 霊長目)

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Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points, examples), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.

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