猫cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer
Noun
猫舌dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue
Noun
猫背bent back; hunchback; stoop
Noun
寝転ぶto lie down; to throw oneself down
Godan verb
根こそぎuprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely; entirely; thoroughly; root and branch
Noun
寝込むto fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
Godan verb
寝込みasleep (in bed); sick in bed
Noun
猫娘catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
Noun
猫又nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai; giant beast that inhabits the mountains
Noun
猫じゃらしgreen foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
Noun
猫かぶりfeigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; put-on; wolf in sheep's clothing; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
Noun
寝転がるto lie down; to throw oneself down
Godan verb
ネコポスNekopos (small parcel next-day delivery service offered by Yamato Transport)
Noun
猫島cat island; island with a large domestic cat population
Noun
猫足cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
Noun
猫柳rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
Noun
猫なで声soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
Noun
ネコザメbullhead shark (esp. the Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus)
Noun
猫可愛がり(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
Noun
猫缶canned cat food; tin of cat food
Noun
猫耳cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
Noun
猫額(as small as a) cat's forehead
Noun
猫砂cat litter; kitty litter
Noun
猫草cat grass (often Avena sativa); catgrass
Noun
猫飯dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; cat food
Noun
猫座Felis (former constellation)
Noun
猫蚤cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis)
Noun
ネコ目cat eye (syndrome)
Noun
猫吸いsmelling a cat; cat sniffing; cat huffing
Noun
ネコ属Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
Noun
猫の顔tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection
Expression
猫騙しslapping hands in front of the opponent's face to confuse him
Noun
ねこめcat-eye style (in makeup); eyes of a cat
Noun
ネコ科Felidae (family comprising the cats)
Noun
猫嫌いcat hater; dislike of cats
Expression
猫好きcat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
Expression
猫義義Pseudobagrus ichikawai (species of catfish)
Noun
猫火鉢clay bed-warmer (cylindrical with holes in the sides, containing a brazier)
Noun
猫ばばembezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
Noun
猫目石cat's-eye (semiprecious stone)
Noun
猫の額tiny area; tiny surface; cat's forehead
Expression
猫喫茶cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
Noun
猫に鰹節temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk
Expression
猫カフェcat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
Noun
猫またぎunpalatable fish; bad fish; fish even a cat won't eat
Noun
猫ちぐらwoven-straw cat house
Noun
猫に小判casting pearls before swine; (giving) a gold coin to a cat
Expression
猫パンチcat punch; light slap
Noun