Mnemonic
A tiny beast crouches beside a seedling in the garden, batting at its tender leaves with soft paws. This ferocious beast? Just a cat — guarding its favorite seedling like a furry little farmer, convinced it planted the thing itself.
Additional thoughts
Picture a cat sitting protectively next to a small green sprout, paw gently resting on the soil. Beast + Seedling = the gentle beast of the garden, the cat. The 苗 (seedling) sits inside 犭 (beast) just like a seedling sits inside a cat's territory.Quick recall
The beast guarding a seedling in the garden is just a cat playing farmer.Details
The keyword for 猫 is cat. This kanji refers to the common domesticated feline, the cat, which has been a familiar companion animal in East Asian cultures for centuries. It encompasses all varieties of domestic cats and can also refer to small wild cats in certain contexts.
- On'yomi
- びょう
- Kun'yomi
- ねこ