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猫 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

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準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ビョウびょう · byō
Kun
ねこneko
Meaning
cat

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⺨ "animal" with 苗 (read byō) echoing its cry — the cat.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onビョウびょうbyō愛猫あいびょう
Kunねこneko猫ねこ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 子猫こねこ

    a kitten

  • 愛猫あいびょう

    one's beloved cat

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

猫(ねこ)が窓(まど)で寝(ね)ている。

The cat is sleeping at the window.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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