猫
猫 — Cat
cat
On’yomiビョウ (byou)
Kun’yomiねこ (neko)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 猫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猫 | ねこ neko | cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen |
| 猫舌 | ねこじた nekojita | dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue |
| 猫背 | ねこぜ nekoze | bent back; hunchback; stoop |
| 子猫 | こねこ koneko | kitten; small cat |
| 野良猫 | のらねこ noraneko | stray cat; alley cat |
| 黒猫 | くろねこ kuroneko | black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company) |
Study notes
猫 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1702 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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