猿猴月を取る
enkoutsukiwotoru
to try and reach above one's station and fail, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail
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  1. enkoutsukiwotoru to try and reach above one's station and fail, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail
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Kanji Breakdown
Monkey
On: えん Kun: さる
13 strokes N1
Monkey
On: こう Kun: さる
12 strokes
Month, Moon
On: げつ,がつ Kun: つき
4 strokes N5
Take, Fetch, Take Up
On: しゅ Kun: と.る,と.り,と.り-,とり,-ど.り
8 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
Ru-verb (一段動詞)
Pattern
猿猴月を取る → 猿猴月を取ます → 猿猴月を取て → 猿猴月を取た

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毎朝猿猴月を取るのが好きです。
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