A look at kanji that look like bears and cats
Here are those kanji masquerading as cats!
| The Kanji in Question | meaning / readings | Combos and related words |
猫 |
Readings: びょう byou , ねこ neko Meaning: Cat |
猫舌 neko jita – A sensitive tongue to heat 猫背 neko ze – stooping, stooping over (like a cat) |
描 |
Readings: びょう byou , えが＋く ega+ku, か＋く ka+ku Meaning: To draw, to picture, to describe |
描写 byou sha – a description, to describe |
苗 |
Readings: びょう byou , なえ nae , なわ nawa Meaning: a seedling; a young plant, tree |
苗代 nawa shiro – a nursery; a bed for rice seedlings 苗木 nae gi – a young tree |
Have a look at the bear’s cousins…
| The Kanji in Question | meaning / readings | Combos and related words |
熊 |
Readings: くま kuma Meaning: Bear |
洗熊 arai guma – raccoon (lit. washing bear – because this animal washes his paws) 熊のプーさん kuma no pu-san – Winnie the Pooh 白熊 shiro kuma – Polar Bear |
能 |
Readings: のう nou Meaning: ability; the Noh (play) |
可能 kanou – possible 不可能 fukanou – impossible 性能 seinou – ability; efficiency |
態 |
Readings: たい tai Meaning: appearance; state of affairs |
態度 taido – attitude |
