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猴 — Kanji · 12 strokes
monkey
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- さる
Words containing 猴
沐猴にして冠すto only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it) · a monkey wearing a crown沐猴monkey猿猴monkey (esp. a gibbon) · hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre) · kappa金糸猴golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)猿猴鶏頭love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) · tassel flower · velvet flower猿猴月を取るto try and reach above one's station and fail · to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail · a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)猿猴捉月trying to reach above one's station and failing · trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing · monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)猿猴が月を取るto try and reach above one's station and fail · a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
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