サル | Japanese meaning

猿【さる】

Frequency rank: 4,665. – 4,670.

Also【サル】【さる・サル】さるサル

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateword usually written using kana alonesee also ニホンザル

This refers to the animal itself, often used in the context of nature or wildlife.

I have seen a monkey in the mountains.

sly personderogatory

This usage describes someone who is clever in a sneaky or cunning manner, often implying deceitfulness.

He is always sly like a monkey.

idiot; hickderogatory

This meaning is derogatory, used to describe someone perceived as foolish or unsophisticated.

Doing something like that is like being an idiot.

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

This refers to a mechanism used for securing doors or windows, indicating a physical object.

I used the sliding bolt to secure the door.

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooksee also 自在鉤

In this context, the term refers to a hardware item used in cooking, particularly in relation to hanging pots over a fire.

I adjusted the clasp to hang the pot.

bathhouse prostitutearchaismsee also 湯女

This meaning carries a historical context, referring to a certain role in traditional Japanese bathhouses.

In the old bathhouses, prostitutes used to work.

Example sentences53 results

Just because it's a "safe day" I'm not going to make out like monkeys without protection. Isn't it the duty of loving sex to take proper care of contraception?

Tatoeba

That's a picture of a monkey associated with the Year of the Monkey.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

サル

ほにゅうこう哺乳綱・さるめサル目にぞくする属するれいちょうるい霊長類のそうしょう総称であるさる猿のがくじゅつ学術てき的ひょうき表記。

Wiktionary

Names

サル

Sarh (Chad); Salplace name

猿【さる】

Frequency rank: 4,665. – 4,670.

Also【サル】【さる・サル】さるサル

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateword usually written using kana alonesee also ニホンザル

This refers to the animal itself, often used in the context of nature or wildlife.

I have seen a monkey in the mountains.

sly personderogatory

This usage describes someone who is clever in a sneaky or cunning manner, often implying deceitfulness.

He is always sly like a monkey.

idiot; hickderogatory

This meaning is derogatory, used to describe someone perceived as foolish or unsophisticated.

Doing something like that is like being an idiot.

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

This refers to a mechanism used for securing doors or windows, indicating a physical object.

I used the sliding bolt to secure the door.

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooksee also 自在鉤

In this context, the term refers to a hardware item used in cooking, particularly in relation to hanging pots over a fire.

I adjusted the clasp to hang the pot.

bathhouse prostitutearchaismsee also 湯女

This meaning carries a historical context, referring to a certain role in traditional Japanese bathhouses.

In the old bathhouses, prostitutes used to work.

Example sentences53 results

Just because it's a "safe day" I'm not going to make out like monkeys without protection. Isn't it the duty of loving sex to take proper care of contraception?

Tatoeba

That's a picture of a monkey associated with the Year of the Monkey.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

サル

ほにゅうこう哺乳綱・さるめサル目にぞくする属するれいちょうるい霊長類のそうしょう総称であるさる猿のがくじゅつ学術てき的ひょうき表記。

Wiktionary

Names

サル

Sarh (Chad); Salplace name

猿

N1常用

意monkey

訓さる

音エン

名さ、さわ、ざる、まし

Details

猨

意ape

訓さる

音エン

Details

Lingaku

Japanese

Chinese

About

猿【さる】

Frequency rank: 4,665. – 4,670.

Also【サル】【さる・サル】さるサル

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateword usually written using kana alonesee also ニホンザル

This refers to the animal itself, often used in the context of nature or wildlife.

I have seen a monkey in the mountains.

sly personderogatory

This usage describes someone who is clever in a sneaky or cunning manner, often implying deceitfulness.

He is always sly like a monkey.

idiot; hickderogatory

This meaning is derogatory, used to describe someone perceived as foolish or unsophisticated.

Doing something like that is like being an idiot.

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

This refers to a mechanism used for securing doors or windows, indicating a physical object.

I used the sliding bolt to secure the door.

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooksee also 自在鉤

In this context, the term refers to a hardware item used in cooking, particularly in relation to hanging pots over a fire.

I adjusted the clasp to hang the pot.

bathhouse prostitutearchaismsee also 湯女

This meaning carries a historical context, referring to a certain role in traditional Japanese bathhouses.

In the old bathhouses, prostitutes used to work.

Example sentences53 results

Just because it's a "safe day" I'm not going to make out like monkeys without protection. Isn't it the duty of loving sex to take proper care of contraception?

Tatoeba

That's a picture of a monkey associated with the Year of the Monkey.

Tatoeba

国語辞典Japanese definitions

サル

ほにゅうこう哺乳綱・さるめサル目にぞくする属するれいちょうるい霊長類のそうしょう総称であるさる猿のがくじゅつ学術てき的ひょうき表記。

Wiktionary

Names

サル

Sarh (Chad); Salplace name

猿【さる】

Frequency rank: 4,665. – 4,670.

Also【サル】【さる・サル】さるサル

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateword usually written using kana alonesee also ニホンザル

This refers to the animal itself, often used in the context of nature or wildlife.

I have seen a monkey in the mountains.

sly personderogatory

This usage describes someone who is clever in a sneaky or cunning manner, often implying deceitfulness.

He is always sly like a monkey.

idiot; hickderogatory

This meaning is derogatory, used to describe someone perceived as foolish or unsophisticated.

Doing something like that is like being an idiot.

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

This refers to a mechanism used for securing doors or windows, indicating a physical object.

I used the sliding bolt to secure the door.

clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooksee also 自在鉤

In this context, the term refers to a hardware item used in cooking, particularly in relation to hanging pots over a fire.

I adjusted the clasp to hang the pot.

bathhouse prostitutearchaismsee also 湯女

This meaning carries a historical context, referring to a certain role in traditional Japanese bathhouses.

In the old bathhouses, prostitutes used to work.

Example sentences53 results

Just because it's a "safe day" I'm not going to make out like monkeys without protection. Isn't it the duty of loving sex to take proper care of contraception?

Tatoeba