猫

cat

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingビョウ

Kun readingねこ

Radicals and components

Radical犬dogComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · seedlings · flowers (艹) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 259

Compound words

山猫やまねこ

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat

猫舌ねこじた

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue

猫背ねこぜ

bent back; hunchback; stoop

子猫こねこ

kitten; small cat

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 猫

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step