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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: さる、サル
Romaji: saru, saru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

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

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: ニホンザル
2

sly person

Note: derogatory
3

idiot; hick

Note: derogatory
4

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

5

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

See also: 自在鉤
6

bathhouse prostitute

Note: archaism
See also: 湯女

Kanji

Readings: エン、 さる
Meaning: monkey

Example Sentences

(さる)()(のぼ)る。
➥Monkeys climb trees.
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(さる)()から()ちる。
➥Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
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類人猿(るいじんえん)知能(ちのう)(たか)い。
➥Apes are intelligent.
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(さる)まねはやめろ。
➥Don't be a copycat.
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サルは()から()ちた。
➥The monkey came down.
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そのサルは()(のぼ)った。
➥The monkey climbed up a tree.
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