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The Japanese word for cat is
猫

ねこ - neko

Pronunciation

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(neko)

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Example Sentences

「ああ、よかった!」と、おじいさんは、よろこんでいいました。「さぁこれで、この中から、一番きれいなねこを選んでつれて帰ればいいんだ」"Oh" cried the old man joyfully, "Now I can choose the prettiest cat and take it home with me!"
「いいえ、ぼくです!、ぼくです!、ぼくです!」百匹のねこ、千匹のねこ、百万匹、一億、一兆匹のねこがいいました。どのねこも自分が一番美しいとおもっていたのです。No, I am! I am! I am! Cried hundreds and thousands and millions and billions and trillions of voices, for each cat thought itself the prettiest. [M]
1匹の猫がカーテンの陰から現れた。A cat appeared from behind the curtain.
A spot of shut-eye は、また猫のいねむりともいわれている。猫は1度に2~3分しか寝ない癖があるからだ。"A spot of shut-eye" is also called a cat nap because a cat is in the habit of sleeping only a few minutes at a time.
あいつ追いつめられたら何するか分からないぞ。窮鼠猫を噛むってこともあるからな。気を付けるに越したことはない。I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice. [M]




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