# 猫 cat

(catleft) + (flowertop) + 田 (rice field)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
SYMBOLIC MR
SYMBOLIC for small animals in general

## Mutants

| catleft

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| The left-hand radical is the MUTANT RADICAL for cat- it looks like a cat's paw with claws extended. So you can say: The cat is out playing with flowers in the rice field.

## Kunyomi

ねこ | cat 1/2 KANA ★★★★★

## Jukugo

子猫(こねこ) | kitten ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 子 (child) + 猫 (cat) = 子猫 (kitten)
招き猫(まねきねこ) | shop-window cat ★★★☆☆ CCW 招 (beckon) + 猫 (cat) = 招き猫 (shop-window cat) the little cat in all the shop windows. It's kind of a weird phenomenon if you think about it: One paw is up, beckoning customers to come in, like "Come on in, guy! I like your style!" But the other paw clutches a gold coin, usually marked 10,000,000 yen. Like "OK, J/K about valuing you. I just want your money."
猫舌(ねこじた) | no hot food for me! ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 猫 (cat) + 舌 (tongue) = 猫舌 (no hot food for me!) someone who doesn't like hot (like oven-hot, not spicy) food.
野良猫(のらねこ) | stray cat ★☆☆☆☆ KANA FP 野 (field) + 良 (good) + 猫 (cat) = 野良猫 (stray cat)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
猫 | cat | CLAW |
描 | depict | HAND | 手

The cat has a CLAW. You draw with your HAND.

## Used In

- 猛
- 猫
- 猥
- 猿
- 狩
- 狂
- 独
- 獄
- 獲
- 狭
- 犯
- 狙