| This kanji has 11 strokes: 4 strokes in the "dog" radical 犬 (いぬ) and 7 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (92): | ||
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猫 ねこ |
cat, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship |
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2.
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山猫 やまねこ |
wildcat, lynx |
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3.
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猫舌 ねこじた |
unable to take (thermally) hot food |
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4.
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猫背 ねこぜ |
a bent back, stoop |
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5.
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土斑猫 つちはんみょう |
blister beetle, oil beetle (insects family Meloidae) |
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6.
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黒猫 くろねこ |
black cat |
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7.
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野猫 のねこ |
stray cat |
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8.
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どら猫 どらねこ |
stray cat |
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9.
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猫股 ねこまた |
mythical two-tailed monster cat |
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10.
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豆斑猫 まめはんみょう |
bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami) |
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11.
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三毛猫 みけねこ |
tortoise-shell cat, cat with three colors of fur (colours) |
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野良猫 のらねこ |
stray cat, alley cat |
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13.
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アンゴラ猫 アンゴラねこ |
Angora cat |
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14.
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猫鮫 ねこざめ |
bullhead shark (esp. the Japanese bullhead shark, Heterodontus japonicus) |
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15.
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雄猫 おすねこ |
tomcat, male cat |
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16.
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シャム猫 シャムねこ |
Siamese cat |
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17.
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猫車 ねこぐるま |
wheelbarrow |
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18.
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猫かぶり ねこかぶり |
feigned innocence or naivete, beguiling innocence, wolf in sheep''s clothing |
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19.
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山猫スト やまねこスト |
wildcat strike |
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雄猫 おねこ |
tomcat, male cat |
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21.
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シュレーディンガーの猫 シュレーディンガーのねこ |
Schrodinger''s cat (quantum mechanics thought experiment) |
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22.
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猫なで声 ねこなでごえ |
soft, coaxing voice, wheedling voice, ingratiating voice |
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23.
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山猫座 やまねこざ |
(constellation) Lynx |
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霊猫 れいびょう |
civet cat |
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25.
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ベンガル山猫 ベンガルやまねこ |
leopard cat |
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26.
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猫足 ねこあし |
carved table leg with "ball and claw" foot |
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27.
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猫に小判 ねこにこばん |
(to cast) pearls before swine, really big waste of resources |
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28.
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山猫戦術 やまねこせんじゅつ |
wildcat tactics |
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29.
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恋猫 こいねこ |
cats in season, haiku term for spring |
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30.
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ペルシア猫 ペルシアねこ |
Persian cat |
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31.
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猫属 ねこぞく |
the cat genus |
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32.
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猫の額 ねこのひたい |
tiny |
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33.
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山猫争議 やまねこそうぎ |
wildcat strike |
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34.
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麝香猫 じゃこうねこ |
civet cat |
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ペルシャ猫 ペルシャねこ |
Persian cat |
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36.
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猫蚤 ねこのみ |
cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) |
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37.
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猫の額のような ねこのひたいのような |
very small (particularly of a room or flat) |
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38.
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仔猫 こねこ |
kitten |
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マンクス猫 マンクスねこ |
Manx cat |
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40.
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猫の子一匹居ない ねこのこいっぴきいない |
completely deserted |
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41.
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子猫 こねこ |
kitten |
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42.
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ヨーロッパ山猫 ヨーロッパやまねこ |
(European) wildcat |
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43.
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猫板 ねこいた |
fireside board |
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44.
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猫の手も借りたい ねこのてもかりたい |
be extremely busy |
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45.
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飼い猫 かいねこ |
pet cat |
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46.
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リビア山猫 リビアやまねこ |
Libyan wildcat |
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47.
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猫被り ねこかぶり |
feigned innocence or naivete, beguiling innocence, wolf in sheep''s clothing |
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48.
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猫の目 ねこのめ |
fickle |
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49.
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捨て猫 すてねこ |
abandoned (stray) cat |
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50.
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愛猫 あいびょう |
pet cat |
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51.
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猫撫で声 ねこなでごえ |
soft, coaxing voice, wheedling voice, ingratiating voice |
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52.
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猫ばば ねこばば |
embezzle, pocket, steal |
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捨猫 すてねこ |
abandoned (stray) cat |
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54.
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愛猫家 あいびょうか |
cat lover |
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55.
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猫糞 ねこばば |
embezzle, pocket, steal |
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56.
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猫ひっかき病 ねこひっかきびょう |
cat scratch fever |
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57.
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借りてきた猫 かりてきたねこ |
being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour) (c.f. meek as a lamb), lit: a borrowed cat |
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58.
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牡猫 おすねこ |
tomcat |
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猫又 ねこまた |
mythical two-tailed monster cat |
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60.
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猫もしゃくしも ねこもしゃくしも |
anybody (without distinction), anything |
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61.
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小猫 こねこ |
kitten |
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海猫 うみねこ |
black-tailed gull |
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猫目石 ねこめいし |
cat''s-eye (in road), quartz reflector |
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64.
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猫も杓子も ねこもしゃくしも |
anybody (without distinction), anything |
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65.
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招き猫 まねきねこ |
beckoning cat, figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain) |
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66.
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窮鼠噛猫 きゅうそごうびょう |
A cornered rat will bite the cat, One who is cornered will fight like a devil |
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猫目石 ねこもくせき |
cat''s-eye (in road), quartz reflector |
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猫可愛がり ねこかわいがり |
doting on someone |
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西表山猫 いりおもてやまねこ |
Iriomote wildcat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) |
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窮鼠猫を噛む きゅうそねこをかむ |
Despair turns cowards courageous |
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猫柳 ねこやなぎ |
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla) |
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猫科 ねこか |
cat family, Felidae |
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青斑猫 あおはんみょう |
Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria) |
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74.
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熊猫 くまねこ |
panda |
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猫要らず ねこいらず |
rat poison |
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猫額 ねこびたい |
(as small as a) cat''s forehead |
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大の猫好き だいのねこずき |
ardent cat lover (fancier) |
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78.
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犬猫 いぬねこ |
dogs and cats, pets |
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猫騙し ねこだまし |
slapping hands in front of opponent''s face to confuse him (sumo) |
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猫額 びょうがく |
(as small as a) cat''s forehead |
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81.
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大山猫 おおやまねこ |
lynx |
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虎猫 とらねこ |
ocelot (feline, Felis pardalis), tabby cat, tiger cat, wild cat (feline, Felis tigrina) |
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斑猫 はんみょう |
tiger beetle (insect, Cicindelidae family), Japanese tiger beetle (Cicindela japonica), blister beetle, oil beetle |
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猫額大 びょうがくだい |
tiny |
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男猫 おねこ |
tomcat, male cat |
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好奇心は猫をも殺す こうきしんはねこをもころす |
curiosity killed the cat |
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姫土斑猫 ひめつちはんみょう |
Meloe coarctatus (species of oil beetle) |
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猫額大の土地 びょうがくだいのとち |
narrow strip of land |
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泥棒猫 どろぼうねこ |
a cat that enters someone''s house (other than its owner''s) to steal food, someone who secretly does bad things (i.e., an adulterer) |
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好奇心猫を殺す こうきしんねこをころす |
curiosity killed the cat |
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鳴く猫は鼠を捕らぬ なくねこはねずみをとらぬ |
empty vessels make the most sound |
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92.
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猫脚 ねこあし |
carved table leg with "ball and claw" foot |