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Zach

猫

Readings

Kana: ビョウ、ねこ
Romaji: byō, neko
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

cat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  1702
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  myo
Chinese Reading:  mao2
Unicode:  732b
JIS:  472D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 535
Nelson Index: 2893
New Nelson Index: 3586
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g8.5
Four Corner Index: 4426.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1742
Gakken Index: 1763
Japanese Names Index: 1304
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20535X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0719
Remembering the kanji Index: 244
Kanji Flashcards Index: 730
Kodansha Compact Index: 1304
Kanji in Context Index: 1410
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 391
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 488
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 250
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 259
Kodansha Kanji Index: 651
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2976
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1461

Words

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
子猫 (こねこ)
kitten
山猫 (やまねこ、ヤマネコ)
wildcat (Felis silvestris)
猫娘 (ねこむすめ)
catgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
猫の目 (ねこのめ)
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
猫 (ねこま)
cat
野良猫 (のらねこ)
stray cat; alley cat
招き猫 (まねきねこ)
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
猫ばば (ねこばば、ネコババ)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
猫の手も借りたい (ねこのてもかりたい)
extremely busy; so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat
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