さる
saru

Noun

1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

Usually Written in Kana
Related to ニホンザル
なん ぴきかのサルが のぼっているのを た。
nambikikano saruga kini nobotte iru nō mita.
I saw some monkeys climbing the tree.
Noun

2. sly person

Derogatory
Noun

3. idiot; hick

Derogatory
Noun

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

Noun

5. clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

Related to 自在鉤
Noun

6. bathhouse prostitute

Archaic
Related to 湯女
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