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雄おす猫ねこ

also: オスねこ · おねこ

お

す

ね

こ

Meanings

1

noun

tomcat; male cat

Standard term for a male cat; used in everyday contexts.

うちのオス猫ねこはとても人ひと懐なつっこい。
Our male cat is very friendly.
あの雄おす猫ねこは縄なわ張ばり意い識しきが強つよい。
That tomcat is very territorial.

Written forms

雄猫Usage45%
- おすねこ
  Standard kanji spelling; also read おねこ in some contexts.
- おねこ
オス猫ねこUsage35%
Common hybrid spelling using katakana オス for the male prefix.
牡猫Usage16%
- おすねこ
  Rare variant using 牡 for male animals; also read おねこ.
- おねこ
オスネコUsage3%
男お猫ねこ
Uncommon variant using 男 for male.
おねこ
オスねこ

Kanji

猫cat
雄masculine, male, hero
牡male
男male

Similar words

雌めす猫ねこ
Female cat; the direct counterpart.
猫ねこ
General term for cat, without specifying gender.

Etymology

Compound of 雄 (osu, 'male') + 猫 (neko, 'cat'). The reading おねこ is a contraction.