猫

猫 — cat

JLPT: JLPT N3
Strokes: 11
Taught in: Secondary school
Frequency: #1702 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: びょう byou
Kun'yomi: ねこ neko

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 猫

A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.

猫ねこ cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) JLPT N5