monkey bars; horizontal ladder
Colloquial term for playground monkey bars. The formal term is 雲梯 (うんてい).
See also: 雲梯
The children are playing on the monkey bars at the park.
Standard kanji spelling for 'monkey bars'.
Abbreviated spelling, also used.
Compound of 猿 (さる, 'monkey') and 渡り (わたり, 'crossing'), from the image of monkeys crossing from branch to branch.