- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateword usually written using kana alonesee also
- sly personderogatory
- idiot; hickderogatory
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hooksee also
- bathhouse prostitutearchaismsee also
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
- sly person
- idiot; hick
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
- bathhouse prostitute
This refers to the animal itself, often used in the context of nature or wildlife.
This usage describes someone who is clever in a sneaky or cunning manner, often implying deceitfulness.
This meaning is derogatory, used to describe someone perceived as foolish or unsophisticated.
This refers to a mechanism used for securing doors or windows, indicating a physical object.
In this context, the term refers to a hardware item used in cooking, particularly in relation to hanging pots over a fire.
This meaning carries a historical context, referring to a certain role in traditional Japanese bathhouses.
Generated collocations (experimental)
there is a monkeylike a monkeyking of the monkeysgag (literally, monkey's mouth)to play like a monkeyeven monkeys fall from trees (meaning nobody is perfect)a farce (literally, monkey play)monkey see, monkey do (imitation)to make a fool of someoneto be robbed (figuratively, taken away by a sly person)having the face of a monkey (used derogatorily)Planet of the Apesようようmovements like a monkeymonkey lover (someone who loves monkeys)
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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?
For example, vervet monkeys learn to use a certain call in the presence of circling eagles, who prey on the monkeys.