ねこ・猫neko[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline
   あなたのサイトは、猫ねこに興味きょうみのある人ひと達たちにとって魅力的みりょくてきです。↗

   Your site appeals to people who are interested in cats.
2. nounshamisen
3. noungeisha
4. nounwheelbarrow
5. nounclay bed-warmer
6. nounbottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

• Synonym猫ねこまWrittenAn archaic reading of the same word for 'cat'; it is not used in modern Japanese, where the everyday reading is 「ねこ」.
• SynonymキャットNeutralA loanword for cat, used mostly in compounds such as 「キャットフード」; it rarely stands alone.
• RelatedにゃんにゃんCasualColloquial baby talk or onomatopoeia: it can refer to a cat or to its meow, and in slang it also carries a sexual innuendo.

Use 「猫」 by default. 「にゃんにゃん」 is baby talk for a cat or its meow, and 「キャット」 appears mainly in compounds like 「キャットフード」; 「ねこま」 is an archaic reading not used today.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （ねこ、ネコ）ネコ科かを構成こうせいする小型こがたの哺乳類ほにゅうるいで、犬いぬとともに古ふるくからの愛玩あいがん動物どうぶつ。
2. ネコのような、甘えん坊あまえんぼあるいは我が儘わがままな人ひとに対たいする比喩ひゆ表現ひょうげん。