Kanji

猫

cat

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ビョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねこ

Nanori (Name Reading)

ねこ

Common Readings

ビョウ, ねこ

Example sentences

ねこ
その猫はこたつの中で丸まっている。

That cat is curled up inside the kotatsu.

よりも よりも
犬よりも猫が好きだ

I like cats more than dogs.

子猫 こねこ
公園のベンチの下で、捨てられた子猫を見つけた。

I found an abandoned kitten under a park bench.

かわいそう かわいそう
雨の中で震えている子猫がかわいそうだ。

The kitten shivering in the rain is pitiful.

黒猫 くろねこ
満月の夜、庭の隅で一匹の黒猫がじっとこちらを見ていた。

On the night of a full moon, a black cat was staring at me from a corner of the garden.

横切る よこぎる
黒猫が突然道を横切ったので、急ブレーキをかけた。

A black cat suddenly crossed the road, so I slammed on the brakes.

野良猫 のらねこ
近所の野良猫に餌をあげてはいけない。

You must not feed the stray cats in the neighborhood.

飛びかかる とびかかる
野良猫が餌を狙って飛びかかった。

The stray cat pounced, aiming for the food.

猫背 ねこぜ
長時間のデスクワークで、猫背になりがちだ。

Long hours of desk work often lead to a hunched back.

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