Meaning of 猫 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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猫JLPT 5
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Kana Readingねこ
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Romajineko
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- cat
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- shamisen
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- geisha
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- wheelbarrow
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- Parts of speech
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- clay bed-warmer
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- Parts of speech
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- submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
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Example Sentences
猫, ねこ used in context
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「お前、どこの子だ？」足に纏わりついてきたのは、小さな子猫だった。灰色の縞模様のふわふわした猫だ。
Who do you belong to? Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
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夕方でもう暗かったんですけど、ネコが電線を渡っているのを見ました。 そそそ、そんなことできるんですか、ネコって。
It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
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夕方でもう暗かったんですけど、ネコが電線を渡っているのを見ました。 そそそ、そんなことできるんですか、ネコって。
It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
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ひとつのヒントに目を輝かせた女の子は、可愛らしい猫型のシャープペンシルをノートに走らせていく。
The girl, her eyes shining brightly from that single hint, makes her cute cat-motif automatic pencil run across her notebook.
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When her cat died, Diana went to pieces.
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「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼い猫がエサに向かってまいしんする様子を表している。
The phrase "make a bee line for" expresses the look of how a bee heads straight for food with speed and energy.
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