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JLPT N3 11 strokes Frequency: #1702

Meanings

Cat

Radicals

犭

Decomposition

βΏ°ηŠ­θ‹—

Etymology

Pictophonetic: animal

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 unknown top-to-bottom
3 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 vertical top-to-bottom
6 vertical right-to-left
7 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
8 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
9 vertical right-to-left
10 horizontal bottom-to-top
11 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ビョウ byou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ねこ neko

Words Using This Kanji

122 words total
Other (20 words)
η ‚ηŒ« すγͺねこ

sand cat (Felis margarita)

ι»’θΆ³ηŒ« くろあしねこ

black-footed cat (Felis nigripes)

γƒžγƒ¬γƒΌε±±ηŒ« γƒžγƒ¬γƒΌγ‚„γΎγ­γ“

flat-headed cat (Prionailurus planiceps)

猫缢 ねこかん

canned cat food

ηŒ«γŒι‘”γ‚’ζ΄—γ†γ¨ι›¨γŒι™γ‚‹ γ­γ“γŒγ‹γŠγ‚’γ‚γ‚‰γ†γ¨γ‚γ‚γŒγ΅γ‚‹

if a cat washes its face, rain is coming

ηŒ«γ‚«γƒ•γ‚§ ねこカフェ

cat cafΓ©

ηŒ«θ€³γ‚’ζ΄—γ†γ¨ι›¨γŒι™γ‚‹ γ­γ“γΏγΏγ‚’γ‚γ‚‰γ†γ¨γ‚γ‚γŒγ΅γ‚‹

if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming

猫派 ねこは

cat person

θ€ηŒ« ろうびょう

old cat

地域猫 けいきねこ

communally owned cat

γ‚­γ‚ΈηŒ« キジねこ

brown tabby

θ’‹ηŒ« ちくろねこ

quoll (Dasyurus spp.)

η™½ηŒ« しろねこ

white cat

灰猫 はいねこ

gray cat

γ‚΅γƒ“ηŒ« ァビねこ

tortoiseshell cat

ηŒ«θΈγ‚“γ˜γ‚ƒγ£γŸ γ­γ“γ΅γ‚“γ˜γ‚ƒγ£γŸ

The Flea Waltz (piano piece)

η›—δΊΊηŒ« ぬすっとねこ

thieving cat

ηŒ«γƒˆγ‚€γƒ¬ γ­γ“γƒˆγ‚€γƒ¬

(cat's) litter box

ηŒ«η”¨γƒˆγ‚€γƒ¬ γ­γ“γ‚ˆγ†γƒˆγ‚€γƒ¬

(cat's) litter box

ηŒ«ε–«θŒΆ ねこきっさ

cat cafΓ©