さる
猿
しば
芝
い
居

noun

  1. monkey show.
  2. bad acting, overacting, unconvincing performance, farce, clumsy subterfuge. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さる
猿
しば
芝
い
居
 猿芝居 さるしばい
　
サ
　
ル
しば
芝
い
居
 サル芝居 さるしばい

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
turf, lawn
しば　しは　シ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
reside, to be, exist
い.る　キョ　お.る (5th, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)