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Keyword
cat
Frequency
#1702
Strokes
11
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
259
Readings
ねこ100%
Mnemonic
An animal sniffs a seedling in the garden, rolls in it, purrs, and begs for more: that fluffy catnip addict is a cat.
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猫ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer
Noun
子こ猫ねこ
kitten; small cat
Noun
野良猫のらねこ
stray cat; alley cat
Noun
黒くろ猫ねこ
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
Noun
猫ねこ舌じた
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue
Noun
猫ねこ背ぜ
bent back; hunchback; stoop
Noun
招まねき猫ねこ
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
Noun
山やま猫ねこ
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
Noun
猫ねこ娘むすめ
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
Noun
猫ねこ又また
nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
Noun
猫ねこじゃらし
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
Noun
海うみ猫ねこ
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
Noun
猫ねこかぶり
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; put-on; wolf in sheep's clothing; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
Noun
対馬つしま山やま猫ねこ
Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus); Tsushima leopard cat
Noun
砂すな猫ねこ
sand cat (Felis margarita); sand dune cat
Noun
猫ねこ島じま
cat island; island with a large domestic cat population
Noun
猫ねこ足あし
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
Noun
漁すなどり猫ねこ
fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Noun
西表山猫いりおもてやまねこ
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
Noun
斑猫はんみょう
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
Noun
どら猫ねこ
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
Noun