1-3-10
Jōyō 8
JLPT 1
KKD 824
Tuttle 1648
さ
さわ
ざる
まし
| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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猿
猨
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さる
サル
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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
ape
non-human primate
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猿人
|
えんじん
|
ape man
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犬猿の仲
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けんえんのなか
|
loggerheads
like cats and dogs
relationship of dogs and monkeys
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類人猿
|
るいじんえん
|
anthropoid ape
anthropoid
pongid
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意馬心猿
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いばしんえん
|
it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
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猿ぐつわをかます
猿轡をかます
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さるぐつわをかます
|
to gag someone
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猿も木から落ちる
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さるもきからおちる
|
even monkeys fall from trees
anyone can make a mistake
pride comes before a fall
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猿回し
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さるまわし
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showman who trains performing monkeys
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猿轡
猿ぐつわ
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さるぐつわ
|
(mouth) gag
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猿股
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さるまた
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undershorts
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