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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