猿猴が月を取る (えんこーがつきをとる) — to try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

to try and reach above one's station and fail and a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

Practice Writing

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Stroke: 1/0

Component Analysis

猿猴が月を取る

to try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

えんこうがつきをとる

猿

犭

dog, dog radical (no. 94)

袁

十

とお, と, ジュウ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

𧘇

口

くち, コウ, ク

猴

犭

dog, dog radical (no. 94)

侯

marquis, lord, daimyo

亻

( 人 ) radical number 9

矦

ユ

矢

天

heavens, sky, imperial

あまつ, あめ, テン

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

月

つき, ゲツ, ガツ

取

take, fetch, take up

と.る, と.り, シュ

耳

又

or again, furthermore, on the other hand

また, また-, ユウ

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