ねこまんま

noun

rice mixed with miso soup or bonito flakes; cat food (literal)

Refers to a simple home-style dish of rice topped with miso soup or dried bonito flakes, often associated with feeding cats or a humble meal. The literal meaning is 'cat food', but it is also used for human food in a casual, sometimes self-deprecating way.

• 子こ供どもの頃ころ、よく猫ねこまんまを食たべた。

  When I was a child, I often ate rice with miso soup (cat rice).

• 猫ねこに猫ねこまんまをあげる。

  I give the cat some cat food (rice with toppings).