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    3. 猿猴が月を取る

    猿猴が月を取る

    猿えん猴こうが​月つきを​取とる​

    to try and reach above one's station and fail

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab46 strokes

    えんこうがつきをとる

    Verb

    1.
    to try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 46

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    Characters that make up this word

    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
    Kanji
    猴
    さる…(1)
    monkey
    Kanji
    月
    つき…(7)
    month・moon
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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