猫
cat
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:3
Frequency:1702
Vocabulary
ビョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愛猫 | アイビョウ | pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats |
| 愛猫家 | アイビョウカ | cat lover |
| 猫額大 | ビョウガクダイ | tiny |
| 窮鼠噛猫 | キュウソゴウビョウ | a cornered rat will bite the cat; one who is cornered will fight like a devil |
| 猫額 | ビョウガク | (as small as a) cat's forehead |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猫 | ねこ | cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship) |
| 猫 | ネコ | cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship) |
| 猫舌 | ねこじた | dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue |
| 猫背 | ねこぜ | bent back; hunchback; stoop |
| 黒猫 | くろねこ | black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
描
compose, draw, paint, sketch, write
Grade 8JLPT 1
苗
sapling, seedling, shoot
Grade 8JLPT 1
盾
escutcheon, pretext, shield
Grade 8JLPT 1
番
number in a series, turn
Grade 2JLPT 3
借
borrow, rent
Grade 4JLPT 4
賃
charge, fare, fee, hire, rent, wages
Grade 6JLPT 1
横
horizontal, perverse, side, sideways, unreasonable, width, woof
Grade 3JLPT 3
循
follow, sequential
Grade 8JLPT 1
猶
furthermore, still, yet
Grade 8JLPT 1
首
counter for songs and poems, neck
Grade 2JLPT 3