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さる / ましok / ましらok

• Noun

  common noun
  1. monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata).
  2. sly person (only さる).

     derogatory

  3. sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) (only さる).
  4. clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook (only さる).

     See also 自在鉤 .

  5. bathhouse prostitute (only さる).

     archaism

     See also 湯女 .