11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N3

cat

Kun'yomi
  • cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) ②shamisen ③geisha ④wheelbarrow
On'yomi
  • ビョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ねこ 99.9%
ビョウ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

cat
ねこ ビョウ (9th, N3)
dog(犬) variant
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ ミョウ ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)

Common Words

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus) ②shamisen ③geisha ④wheelbarrow
kitten ②small cat
black cat ②Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
gray cat ②ash-covered cat
thieving cat ②adulterer
nekomata ②giant beast that inhabits the mountains
cat ears ②catgirl (female character with cat ears; in manga, anime, etc.) ③ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
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References

Unicode hex code 732B
JIS X 0208 1-39-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2893
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3586
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 535
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 651
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 391
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 488
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 244
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 259
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1763
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1304
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20535X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1742
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1470
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1567
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 730
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1461
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1410
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1304
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 250
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g8.5
Four corner code 4426.0
De Roo Code 2976