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さる
monkeyさる
1. Monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); Ape; Non-human primate word usually written using kana alone. See also ニホンザル.
2. Sly person derogatory.
3. Idiot; Hick derogatory.
4. Sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5. Clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook See also 自在鉤.
6. Bathhouse prostitute archaism. See also 湯女.