Vocab Info
N4 Noun
猿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
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate
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4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
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5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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6.
bathhouse prostitute
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猿 【さる】、猨 【さる】、サル
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動物園に猿を見に行く。
I will go to the zoo to see the monkeys.
あなたは本物の猿を見た事がありますか?
Have you ever seen a real monkey?
その地域では、猿が天然の温泉に入ると聞きました。
I heard that monkeys take a bath in natural hot springs in that area.
先日動物園から脱走した猿ですが、まだ捕まっていないらしい。
The monkey escaped from the zoo the other day, but it seems that they haven't caught him yet.
この猿の群れのボスは、どうやらあそこでメスに囲まれている彼のようだ。
The boss of this group of monkeys is apparently him, the one surrounded by females over there.
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