How to say monkey in Japanese

JLPTN3
さるsaru☆《猿・猨old》サルSARU

noun:

  • monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate ➜ ニホンザル
  • sly person - derogatory term
  • idiot; hick - derogatory term
  • sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
  • clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook ➜ 自在鉤
  • bathhouse prostitute - archaism ➜ 湯女

Example Sentences

あれareはhaさる年sarutoshiにni因んだchinanda猿saruのno絵eですdesu。
That's a picture of a monkey associated with the Year of the Monkey.
野生のyaseino猿saruがga見つかったmitsukattaというtoiu知らせshiraseがgaそのsono警官keikanのnoところtokoroにniたくさんtakusan届いたita。
A lot of reports came to the policeman that a wild monkey was found.
彼らkareraがga最終saishuu契約keiyakuについてnitsuite協議kyougiしているshiteiru際sai、あるaru裏工作urakousakuがga進んでいたsusundeita。賄賂wairoがga渡されたwatasaretaのだnoda。
There was some monkey business going on when they were negotiating that last contract; money passed under the table.
彼kareはha手押し車teoshishaにni小さなchiisanaピアノPIANOをwoのせてnosete、そのsonoピアノPIANOのno上ueにni一匹のnoみすぼらしいmisuborashiiやせたyasetaサルSARUをwo座らせていましたsuwaraseteimashita。
He had a little piano on wheels, and a poor thin monkey which sat on top of it.
彼kareはha何かnanikaいたずらitazuraをwoしようとしているshiyoutoshiteiru。
He is up to some monkey business.

© Based on JMdict, KANJIDIC2, and JMnedict, property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group's licence. Example sentences from the Tatoeba project (CC BY 2.0). Kanji stroke order data from the KanjiVG project by Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0). See comprehensive list of data sources for more info.