猫 (ねこ) — cat
猫
cat
Frequency #1079
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
1 character
noun
animal
neko
ねこ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ねこ[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- cat
Explained in simple Japanese
- 人の 家で かわれる、ニャーと なく どうぶつ。
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Grammar Points
Grammar patterns commonly used with 猫.