猫 – cat

11 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1702 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 猫 means cat. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ビョウ (byou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ねこ (neko). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ビョウ	byou
Kun’yomi	ねこ	neko

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 田・犯・艾.

Words using 猫

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

Example sentences

あなたのサイトは、猫に興味のある人達にとって魅力的です。

Your site appeals to people who are interested in cats.

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Kanji with the same radical

状独献狙犯獲猛犬狭狂獄獣猿狩狡

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