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：2026/01/08
猿
Hiragana
さる
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
サル目に属する哺乳類の総称。特に、尾があり身軽に木を登る小型から中型の霊長類を指すことが多い。 / 知能は高いが、人間と比べて未熟・愚かだと見なされる存在としてのたとえ。 / 干支の一つ「申（さる）」を指す語。 / 古語・雅語的な用法で、一般的な『猿』の意。
Easy Japanese Meaning
きにのぼったり、てでものをつかんだりする、くだものがすきなどうぶつ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古称猴子 / 猴类（泛指）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
猴子（古稱） / 猿猴；猿類
Korean Meaning
원숭이
Indonesian
monyet (arkais) / kera (arkais)
Vietnamese Meaning
khỉ (từ cổ)
Tagalog Meaning
unggoy / matsing
Sense（1）
(archaic) a monkey
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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In old stories, it is said that monkeys could speak human language.
In old stories, it is said that monkeys could speak human language.
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昔の話では、猿は人間の言葉を話すことができたと言われています。
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