さる

Monkey, ape

N3noun·saru

How to remember it

Same sound as 去る (to leave) — a monkey swinging away through the trees.

Example sentences

  • 山で猿の群れを見た。

    やまでさるのむれをみた。

    I saw a troop of monkeys in the mountains.

  • 猿も木から落ちる。

    さるもきからおちる。

    Even monkeys fall from trees.

Usage

Proverb 猿も木から落ちる means "even experts make mistakes."

Related words

ゴリラ動物猿酒

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