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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata);ape;non-human primate
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.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
derogatory
sly person
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
derogatory
idiot;hick
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
bathhouse prostitute
Other forms
猨 【さる】 (search-only kanji form)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
poetical term
monkey
Other forms
猨 【ましら】 (search-only kanji form)