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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1702 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: cat

Kunyomi: ねこ

Onyomi: ビョウ

Composition: 犭 苗

猫

Radical

Radical: 犬

Reading: けものへん

Meaning: dog

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

愛猫家(あいびょうか)   cat lover

猫(ねこ)   cat

子猫(こねこ)   kitten

Onyomi Examples

猫額 (ビョウガク) (as small as a) cat's forehead

猫額大 (ビョウガクダイ) tiny

怪猫 (カイビョウ) monster cat, cat with magical powers

成猫 (セイビョウ) adult cat, fully-grown cat

Kunyomi Examples

猫 (ねこ) cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus), shamisen, geisha, wheelbarrow, clay bed-warmer, bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

猫 (ねこま) cat

野良猫 (のらねこ) stray cat, alley cat

山猫 (やまねこ) wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.), wild cat, stray cat

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