Word

猿

さる
CommonJLPT N3

Meanings

  1. Noun

    monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

  2. Noun

    sly person

  3. Noun

    idiot; hick

  4. Noun

    sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

  5. Noun

    clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

  6. Noun

    bathhouse prostitute

In Spanish

  1. (d) mono; simio; chango

Other forms
猨
Other readings
サル

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

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