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猫ねこCommon wordN5Nounscat; domestic cat; feline · shamisen · geisha · wheelbarrow · clay bed-warmer · bottom; submissive partner
子猫こねこCommon wordNounskitten · small cat
野良猫のらねこNounsstray cat; alley cat
猫背ねこぜCommon wordN1Nounsstoop; round shoulders; hunched back
招き猫まねきねこNounsbeckoning cat; lucky cat figurine
山猫やまねこCommon wordNounswildcat (species) · wild cat; stray cat
猫娘ねこむすめNounscatgirl; cat-like female character
猫又ねこまたNounsnekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai · giant mountain beast
猫じゃらしねこじゃらしNounsgreen foxtail; green bristlegrass · cat teaser; kitty teaser
猫舌ねこじたCommon wordN1Nounsdislike of hot food/drink; inability to eat/drink hot things; cat tongue
ウミネコうみねこNounsblack-tailed gull
猫かぶりねこかぶりNounsfeigned innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing · feigned ignorance; playing dumb
ジャコウネコじゃこうねこNounscivet cat
家猫いえねこNounsdomestic cat; cat (Felis catus) · house cat; indoor cat
ツシマヤマネコつしまやまねこNounsTsushima leopard cat; Amur leopard cat
スナネコすなねこNounssand cat; sand dune cat
猫島ねこじまNounscat island; island with a large domestic cat population
三毛猫みけねこNounscalico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
保護猫ほごねこNounsrescue cat; shelter cat
借りてきた猫かりてきたねこExpressionssomeone who is suddenly quiet and meek
内猫うちねこNounsindoor cat; house cat
化け猫ばけねこNounsmonster cat; magical cat
吾輩は猫であるわがはいはねこであるNounsI Am a Cat
和猫わねこNounsJapanese cat breed
唐猫からねこNounscat (esp. one imported from China)
つちはんみょうNounsblister beetle; oil beetle
地域猫ちいきねこNounscommunity cat; communally owned cat
外猫そとねこNounsoutdoor cat
オオヤマネコおおやまねこNounslynx; Eurasian lynx
ヨーロッパオオヤマネコヨーロッパおおやまねこNounsEurasian lynx
シベリアオオヤマネコNounsEurasian lynx
好奇心は猫をも殺すこうきしんはねこをもころすExpressionscuriosity killed the cat
好奇心猫を殺すこうきしんねこをころすExpressionscuriosity killed the cat
ヒメツチハンミョウひめつちはんみょうNounsMeloe coarctatus; oil beetle species
ヨーロッパヤマネコヨーロッパやまねこNounsEuropean wildcat
アムールヤマネコアムールやまねこNounsAmur leopard cat; Tsushima leopard cat
ベンガルヤマネコベンガルやまねこNounsleopard cat
マレーヤマネコNounsflat-headed cat
リビアヤマネコNounsAfrican wildcat; Felis lybica
山猫ストやまねこストNounswildcat strike