猿（さる）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: monkey
Example sentences
- 猿は木に登るのが上手だ。 — Monkeys are good at climbing trees.
- 温泉に入る猿が有名だ。 — Monkeys that bathe in hot springs are famous.
Idioms & proverbs containing “猿”
- 犬猿の仲 (けんえんのなか) — like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; relationship of dogs and monkeys
- 猿も木から落ちる (さるもきからおちる) — even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
- 意馬心猿 (いばしんえん) — it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
- 心猿意馬 (しんえんいば) — (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
- 籠鳥檻猿 (ろうちょうかんえん) — denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird
- 猿猴捉月 (えんこうそくげつ) — trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “猿” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)