Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Cat

Mnemonic

If you see an animal among the flowers in a rice paddy, chances are it’s a cat. Cats love rice paddy flowers, almost as much as they love catnip.

Readings

On’yomi

None

Kun’yomi

ねこ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Wait a minute… This cat is pretty odd looking. You take a closer look, seeing it is missing its neck (ねこ). You go to pet it, but it's super sensitive about that area of its head, which is basically a face connected to a body...

Visually Similar Kanji

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