Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: けものへん

Meaning: dog

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

家(あいびょうか)   cat lover

(ねこ)   cat

(こねこ)   kitten

Onyomi Examples

ビョウガク (as small as a) cat's forehead

額大 ビョウガクダイ tiny

カイビョウ monster cat, cat with magical powers

セイビョウ adult cat, fully-grown cat

Kunyomi Examples

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

ねこま cat

野良 のらねこ stray cat, alley cat

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