猫

How to remember it

Picture a 'neko' curled in a box — Japan's lucky maneki-neko waves one paw to beckon fortune.

Example sentences

• 猫が好きです。

  ねこがすきです。

  I like cats.

• 猫は魚を食べます。

  ねこはさかなをたべます。

  Cats eat fish.

Usage

Counter is 匹 (ひき); among the most common pets and topics of small talk.

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