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猿(さる)

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noun

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

    word usually written using kana alone

    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.

  2. sly person

    derogatory

  3. idiot; hick

    derogatory

  4. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
  5. clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
  6. bathhouse prostitute

    archaic

Other forms

猨、サル

猿(ましら)

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noun

  1. monkey

    poetical term

Other forms

猨