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    3. 猿猴捉月

    猿猴捉月

    猿えん猴こう捉そく月げつ

    trying to reach above one's station and failing

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    えんこうそくげつ

    Noun

    1.
    trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
    猴
    さる…(1)
    monkey
    捉
    とら.える…(2)
    catch・capture
    月
    つき…(7)
    month・moon
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