Word
猿
さる
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CommonJLPT N3
Meanings
- Noun
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
- Noun
sly person
- Noun
idiot; hick
- Noun
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- Noun
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
- Noun
bathhouse prostitute
In Spanish
(d) mono; simio; chango
- Other forms
- 猨
- Other readings
- サル
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は猿のように木によじ登った。
He climbed up the tree like a monkey.
Tatoeba #109569(opens in a new tab)子供は猿にバナナを食べさせていた。
The child was feeding the monkey with the banana.
Tatoeba #168833(opens in a new tab)