漢字城 Kanji Fortress

猫 cat

On'yomi
ビョウ
Kun'yomi
ねこ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Secondary school

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
猫 is written in 11 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A beast crouched next to a sprout in the field — the cat stalking through the seedlings after mice.

A common word

  • 猫 ねこ cat

Example sentences

  • ねこがまどのちかくでねています。

    The cat is sleeping near the window.

  • ともだちのいえにねこがさんびきいます。

    My friend's house has three cats.

Kanji that share a part

⺨ is its radical. 15 kanji share it in all.

  • 狭 narrow
  • 犯 crime N3
  • 猛 fierce N2
  • 猟 hunting N2
  • 獲 seize N2
  • 狂 lunatic N1
  • 狙 aim N1
  • 狐 fox N1