Words — 77 found
さるとりいばら
猿捕茨
1. Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)Usually written using kana alone
菝葜 【さるとりいばら】、サルトリイバラ
菝葜: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
1. undershorts
さるまめ
猿豆
1. Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)Usually written using kana alone
サルマメ
さるしばい
猿芝居
1. monkey show
2. bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance; farce; clumsy subterfugeIdiomatic expression
さるしりわら
猿の尻笑い
1. the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses throwing stones; a monkey's laughter at (another monkey's) buttocksIdiomatic expression
えんがい
猿害
1. damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
猿害 【さるがい】
さるがい: Irregular kana usage.
さるこしか
猿の腰掛け
1. polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)Usually written using kana alone
胡孫眼 【さるのこしかけ】、サルノコシカケ
1. ape mask
2. ape-like face; ape face
さるざけ
猿酒
1. monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks
猿酒 【ましらざけ】
えんこうそくげつ
猿猴捉月
1. 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)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
1. artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)