猿(さる)

さる
noun
monkey, ape
1. monkey
A primate with a long tail.
猿(さる)が木(き)から落(お)ちた。
A monkey fell from the tree.
日光(にっこう)で猿(さる)を見(み)た。
I saw monkeys in Nikko.
温泉(おんせん)に入(はい)っている猿(さる)の写真(しゃしん)が有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Photos of monkeys bathing in hot springs are famous.

猿(さる) refers to monkeys.

ZODIAC:
申(さる) is the ninth animal of the Chinese zodiac.

EXPRESSIONS:

  • 猿(さる)も木(き)から落(お)ちる: even experts make mistakes
  • 犬猿(けんえん)の仲(なか): like cats and dogs

COMPOUNDS:

  • 猿芝居(さるしばい): monkey business, farce
  • 日本猿(にほんざる): Japanese macaque
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Added 2026.1.9 21:17 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:00
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