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Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
2. sly person
3. idiot; hick
4. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5. clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
6. bathhouse prostitute
Pitch accent
Top 16800
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
ape hand (deformity); simian hand
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
monkey bars; horizontal ladder
undershorts
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
(mouth) gag
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries)
Sarutahiko (Shinto god); Sarudahiko; Sarutabiko; Sarudabiko
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
showman who trains performing monkeys
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
primates
primates
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
damages inflicted by monkeys (on crops, etc.)
Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)
Monkey Fist; Monkey-Style kung-fu
the pot calling the kettle black; people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Examples (11 in total)
My monkey ran away!
Do you think monkeys are cute?
Monkeys can learn a lot of tricks.