猫

cat

11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1702.

Readings

• ねこ (kun reading): 猫 (ねこ) cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); 子猫 (こねこ) kitten
• ビョウ (on reading): 愛猫 (あいびょう) pet cat; 老猫 (ろうびょう) old cat

Components

• ⺨
• 苗
• ⺨ radical dog, left-side form of 犬
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸
• 田 radical rice field

Words using 猫

• 猫 (ねこ) cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
• 子猫 (こねこ) kitten
• 黒猫 (くろねこ) black cat
• 猫耳 (ねこみみ) cat ears
• 野良猫 (のらねこ) stray cat
• 愛猫 (あいびょう) pet cat
• 老猫 (ろうびょう) old cat
• 成猫 (せいびょう) adult cat
• 怪猫 (かいびょう) monster cat
• 愛猫家 (あいびょうか) cat lover
• 青斑猫 (あおはんみょう) Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria)

113 words in all.

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