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猿猴捉月
enkousokugetsu
also spelled enkosokugetsu
trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing
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  1. enkousokugetsu trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing
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Kanji Breakdown
猿
Monkey
On: えん Kun: さる
13 strokes N1
猴
Monkey
On: こう Kun: さる
12 strokes
捉
Catch, Capture
On: そく,さく Kun: とら.える
10 strokes
月
Month, Moon
On: げつ,がつ Kun: つき
4 strokes N5
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猿猴捉月は〜です。 / 〜の猿猴捉月

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