Japanese DictionaryDefinition of さる
- (n) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
何匹かのサルが木に登っているのを見た。
I saw some monkeys climbing the tree. - sly person
- sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
- clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
- bathhouse prostitute
- (v5r, vi) to leave; to go away
１９００年に彼はイギリスを去り、そのまま二度と戻らなかった。
In 1900, he left England, and he never returned. - to pass; to elapse
古き良き時代は去って、二度ともどってこない。
The good old days have gone, never to return. - to be distant
- (v5r, vt) to send away; to drive off; to divorce
- (suf, v5r) (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) ... completely
- (adj-pn) last ... (e.g. "last April")
去る６月に私の姉は高校の教師と結婚した。
My sister married a high school teacher last June.
- (n) ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July)
御礼の申しようもありません。
I don't know how to thank you enough.
