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猫要らず (ねこいらず) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

猫ねこ要いらず

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Meanings

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noun

Literally 'no need for cats'; a euphemistic term for rodenticide.

倉そう庫こに猫ねこ要いらずを置おいた。
I put rat poison in the warehouse.

Kanji

猫cat
要need, main point, essence

Similar words

殺さっ鼠そ剤ざい
A more technical term for rodenticide, while 猫要らず is a colloquial euphemism.

Etymology

Compound of 猫 (cat) + 要らず (not needed), literally meaning 'no need for cats', referring to the idea that rat poison makes cats unnecessary for pest control.