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猫 = 犭 + 苗
猫 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cat”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 苗 (seedling). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 259.
- Keyword
- cat
- RTK frame
- 259
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ビョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ねこ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- кошка
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 猫 cat
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 猫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “seedling”. 猫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 猫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.