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猿

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    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. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    sly person
    derogatory

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    idiot, hick
    derogatory

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    bathhouse prostitute
    archaic