猿猴が月を取る — Semantide dictionary

Entry

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending
to try and reach above one's station and fail; a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
Idiomatic expression

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

猿

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monkey

Kun: さる
On: エン

Strokes: 13
Taught: Junior high
JLPT: N1
Frequency: 1772 of 2500
Radical: 犬 dog
WaniKani: Level 46

Built from

衣口土犯

Used in names as

ささわざるまし

Words starting with 猿 Words ending in 猿 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (29)

Code	Reference
1-3-10	SKIP code
3g10.3	The Kanji Dictionary
4423.2	Four corner code
2965	deroo
733f	Unicode hex code
1-17-78	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2905	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3600	New Nelson (John Haig)
669	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
824	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
479	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
612	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
403	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
430	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1717	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2062	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20584	Morohashi
1028	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1584	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1690	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1529	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1648	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1865	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1308	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
410	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yuan2	Pinyin reading
weon	Korean reading
n1	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
46	WaniKani level

猴

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monkey

Kun: さる
On: コウ

Strokes: 12
Radical: 犬 dog

Built from

化犯矢乞

Words starting with 猴 Words ending in 猴 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (10)

Code	Reference
1-3-9	SKIP code
3g9.1	The Kanji Dictionary
4723.4	Four corner code
7334	Unicode hex code
1-64-45	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2896	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3592	New Nelson (John Haig)
20553	Morohashi
hou2	Pinyin reading
hu	Korean reading

月

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month, moon

Kun: つき
On: ゲツガツ

Strokes: 4
Taught: Grade 1
JLPT: N5
Frequency: 23 of 2500
Radical: 月 moon
WaniKani: Level 2

Built from

月

Used in names as

おとがっすずきもり

Words starting with 月 Words ending in 月 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (34)

Code	Reference
3-2-2, 4-4-1	SKIP code
4b0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
7722.0	Four corner code
3946	deroo
6708	Unicode hex code
1-23-78	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2169	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2530	New Nelson (John Haig)
2956	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3674	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1876	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2556	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
13	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
13	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
26	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
80	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
13	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14330	Morohashi
16	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
17	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
17	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
12	sakade
59	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
14	henshall3
28	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
66	crowley
17	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.A	busy_people
1002	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
13	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yue4	Pinyin reading
weol	Korean reading
n5	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2	WaniKani level

取

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take, fetch, take up

Kun: と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On: シュ

Strokes: 8
Taught: Grade 3
JLPT: N3
Frequency: 122 of 2500
Radical: 又 again
WaniKani: Level 16

Built from

耳又

Used in names as

どる

Words starting with 取 Words ending in 取 Anywhere in a word

Dictionary and index codes (33)

Code	Reference
1-6-2	SKIP code
6e2.2	The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0	Four corner code
3267	deroo
53d6	Unicode hex code
1-28-72	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699	Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679	New Nelson (John Haig)
1262	New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613	Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162	Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819	Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882	Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650	Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108	Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158	Morohashi
301	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65	Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65	Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238	sakade
393	Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317	henshall3
303	Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194	crowley
270	Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827	Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3	Pinyin reading
chwi	Korean reading
n3	JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16	WaniKani level