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JLPT N3 11 strokes Frequency: #1702

Meanings

Cat

Radicals

犭

Decomposition

âż°çŠ­è‹—

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)
ビョォ byou
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ねこ neko

Words Using This Kanji

122 words total
Other (20 words)
ュă‚č猫 ュă‚čねこ

female cat

çŒ«ă‚żăƒŻăƒŒ ă­ă“ă‚żăƒŻăƒŒ

cat tree

成猫 せいびょう

adult cat

ă‚ąăƒ ăƒŒăƒ«ć±±çŒ« ă‚ąăƒ ăƒŒăƒ«ă‚„ăŸă­ă“

Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus)

ă‚·ăƒ™ăƒȘă‚ąć€§ć±±çŒ« ă‚·ăƒ™ăƒȘă‚ąăŠăŠă‚„ăŸă­ă“

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)

猫肉 ă­ă“ă«ă

cat meat

çŒ«ă«ăŸăŸăŸăłăŠć„łéƒŽă«ć°ćˆ€ ă­ă“ă«ăŸăŸăŸăłăŠă˜ă‚‡ă‚ă†ă«ă“ă°ă‚“

everyone has their favorite

çŒ«ăƒ‘ăƒłăƒ ねこパンチ

cat punch

çŒ«ćžă„ ねこすい

smelling a cat

çŒ«ćł¶ ă­ă“ă˜ăŸ

cat island

çŒ«æ„›ć„œ ねこあいこう

ailurophilia

猫ćș§ ねこざ

Felis (former constellation)

çŒ«çšź びょうしゅ

cat breed

äżè­·çŒ« ほごねこ

cat held at an animal shelter or rescue centre

çŒ«ăŸăŸăŽ ă­ă“ăŸăŸăŽ

unpalatable fish

çŒ«ăĄăă‚‰ ねこちぐら

woven-straw cat house

çŒ«ăźéĄ” ねこぼかお

tiger's mouth

ć’ŒçŒ« わねこ

Japanese cat breed

掋猫 ようねこ

Western cat breed

ă‚źă‚łçŒ« ゼコねこ

Giko Neko (ASCII-art character)