Moto 猿 (さる)monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primatenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- sly personnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- idiot; hicknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooknoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- bathhouse prostitutenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 猿
Words that share its kanji
- 犬猿の仲けんえんのなかlike cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms
- 猿人えんじんape man
- 類人猿るいじんえんanthropoid ape; anthropoid
- お猿さんおさるさんmonkey
- こけ猿こけざるfoolish monkey
- オス猿おすざるmale monkey
- コイバ吠猿コイバほえざるCoiba Island howler (Alouatta coibensis)
- コモン栗鼠猿コモンりすざるcommon squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
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