さる
猿
　
も
き
木
　
か
　
ら
お
落
　
ち
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

Proverb.
  1. even monkeys fall from trees, anyone can make a mistake, pride comes before a fall, even Homer sometimes nods.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さる
猿
　
も
き
木
　
か
　
ら
お
落
　
ち
　
る
 猿も木から落ちる さるもきからおちる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

monkey
さる　ざる　エン (9th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
long kimono
エン　オン (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる　ラク　おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)