飼い猫

かいねこ

Also written 飼猫

Meanings

1. Noun pet cat

Kanji

• 飼 rear. Read as かう.
• 猫 cat. Read as ねこ.

Example sentences

• 飼い猫の毛のつやが悪くなった。
  Our cat's fur has lost its luster.
• 僕が学校から帰ってくると、押入れから物音が聞こえたので、飼い猫のチロかと思ってガラッと戸を開けたら、知らない男の人が中にいた。
  Once I arrived home from school, I heard some sounds coming from my closet, and thinking that it was just our pet cat Chiro, I opened the door wide open, and instead found some guy I didn't know inside.
• トムは飼い猫が二度と戻ってこないんじゃないかって心配していた。
  Tom was worried that his cat would never come back.

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