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猴 kanji
monkey
- JLPT level
- Not on the lists
- Strokes
- 12
On readings
コウ
Kun readings
さる
Words with 猴
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —沐猴monkey
- —猿猴monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; menstrual period
- —金糸猴golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
- —猿猴鶏頭love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
- —猿猴捉月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)
- —猿猴月を取るto try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
- —沐猴にして冠すto only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
- —猿猴が月を取るto try and reach above one's station and fail; a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)