猫 Home·Characters·猫 Character · Nature 猫 ねこ neko cat Composition 1234567891011 犬dog苗sprout, seedling Origin The animal radical (犭) with the sound of 苗, close to a mew: the cat. Proverbs carrying this character 021 猫に小判 Gold coins to a cat. 256 猫の手も借りたい One would even borrow the cat's paws. Related characters 亀turtle光light兎hare, rabbit叢thicket, clump咲to bloom土earth, soil天sky, heaven実fruit, reality山mountain岩rock, crag