NichiDict

さる

N3
猿
猨
[saru]
Illustration for 猿

Meanings

1.Noun

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

2.Noun

sly person

3.Noun

idiot; hick

4.Noun

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

5.Noun

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

Other Readings

「猿」 has another reading with different meanings.

Related Words

Examples

動物園で可愛い猿を見てきた。

I saw cute monkeys at the zoo.

動物園で猿が木から木へ飛び移っています。

At the zoo, monkeys are jumping from tree to tree.

山の中で野生の猿の群れに遭遇した。

I encountered wild monkeys in the mountains.