猫

Readings

Kana: ねこ、ネコ

Romaji: neko, neko

Definitions

noun

1

cat

2

shamisen

3

geisha

4

wheelbarrow

Note: abbreviation

See also: 猫車

5

clay bed-warmer

Note: abbreviation

See also: 猫火鉢

6

bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

Note: word usually written using kana alone; colloquialism

Kanji

猫

Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ

Meaning: cat

Example Sentences

猫(ねこ)に小判(こばん)。

➥Cast pearls before swine.

ネコがいる。

➥There is a cat.

猫(ねこ)にかつお節(ぶし)。

➥Setting a wolf to guard the sheep.

僕(ぼく)は猫背(ねこぜ)だ。

➥I am round shouldered.

猫(ねこ)に九(きゅう)生(せい)あり。

➥A cat has nine lives.

窮鼠(きゅうそ)猫(ねこ)をかむ。

➥A cornered rat will bite a cat.