Results, 猿猴月を取る

えんこうつきをとるenkoutsukiwotoru Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns) [literal] - idiom 猿猴捉月

Kanji definition:

エンENさるsaru

monkey

Strokes:
13
Radical:
犬犭 dog
SKIP:
1-3-10
UTF:
733f
JIS208:
17-78
Nanori:
saさわsawaざるzaruましmashi
Hangul:
원 [weon]
Pinyin:
yuán
Stroke order:
Example words:
犬猿の仲けんえんのなかken'ennonaka
loggerheads; like cats and dogs; relationship of dogs and monkeys
類人猿るいじんえんruijin'en
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
猿人えんじんenjin
ape man
猿臂打ちえんぴうちenpiuchi
elbow strike (karate)
猿轡さるぐつわsarugutsuwa
(mouth) gag

コウKOUさるsaru

monkey

Strokes:
12
Radical:
犬犭 dog
SKIP:
1-3-9
UTF:
7334
JIS208:
64-45
Hangul:
후 [hu]
Pinyin:
hóu
Stroke order:
Example words:
沐猴にして冠すもっこうにしてかんすmokkounishitekansu
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it); a monkey wearing a crown
沐猴もっこうmokkou
monkey
猿猴えんこうenkou
monkey (esp. a gibbon); / hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); / menstrual period; / kappa
猿猴鶏頭えんこうげいとうenkougeitou
love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
猿猴月を取るえんこうつきをとるenkoutsukiwotoru
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

ゲツGETSUガツGATSUつきtsuki

month; moon

Strokes:
4
Radical:
月⺝ moon, month, flesh
SKIP:
4-4-1
UTF:
6708
JIS208:
23-78
Nanori:
おとotoがっgasuずきzukiもりmori
Hangul:
월 [weol]
Pinyin:
yuè
Stroke order:
Example words:
今月こんげつkongetsu
this month
四月しがつshigatsu
April
六月ろくがつrokugatsu
June
八月はちがつhachigatsu
August
二月にがつnigatsu
February; / second month of the lunar calendar

シュSHUto.ruto.riり~to.ri とりtori~ど do.ri

take; fetch; take up

Strokes:
8
Radical:
又 again
SKIP:
1-6-2
UTF:
53d6
JIS208:
28-72
Nanori:
どるdoru
Hangul:
취 [chwi]
Pinyin:
Stroke order:
Example words:
取引とりひきtorihiki
transactions; dealings; business
取っ手とってtotte
handle; grip; knob
取材しゅざいshuzai
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); / interview
取締役とりしまりやくtorishimariyaku
company director; board member
取得しゅとくshutoku
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase

Kanji

エンENさるsaru

monkey

コウKOUさるsaru

monkey


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