山猿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
さる > ざる
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(やま)(ざる) • (yamazaru

  1. a wild monkey
  2. (derogatory) someone who lives in the country; a bumpkin
    Synonym: 田舎(いなか)(もの) (inakamono)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN