Word Meaning 猿猴捉月

えんこうそくげつ enkousokugetsu

猿猴捉月 is read as えんこうそくげつ (enkousokugetsu) and means trying to reach above one's station and failing.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

えんこうそくげつ

Romaji

enkousokugetsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Yojijukugo Rank 160126 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

猿猴月を取る

えんこうつきをとる

to try and reach above one's station and fail

猿猴が月を取る

えんこうがつきをとる

to try and reach above one's station and fail

猿猴

えんこう

hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre)

猿猴鶏頭

えんこうげいとう

love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus)

さる

bathhouse prostitute

猿人

えんじん

ape man

猿楽能

さるがくのう

noh

猿年

さるどし

year of the Monkey

猿手

さるで

ape hand (deformity)

猿田彦の命

さるたひこのみこと

Saruta Hiko no Mikoto (Shintō god)

猿子

ましこ

monkey