READING  エン、さる
MEANING  monkey
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
るいじんえん
anthropoid, troglodyte
さるもきからおちる
even monkeys fall from trees, anyone can make a mistake, pride comes before a fall, even Homer sometimes nods
いぬとさる
dogs and monkeys (esp. as an example of a bad relationship, like that between cats and dogs)
 
Example sentences
類人猿
類人猿は知的には犬より上位である。
Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.
 
類人猿は知能が高い。
Apes are intelligent.
猿も木から落ちる
猿も木から落ちる。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
犬と猿
彼らはまるで犬と猿だ。
They get along like a cat and a dog.
 
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