猫耳

See also: 貓耳

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 猫耳 – see 貓耳 (“axe”). (This term is the simplified form of 貓耳).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	耳
ねこ Grade: S	みみ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねこみみ [nèkómímí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ねこ​みみ [nèkóꜜmìmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞mʲimʲi]

Noun

猫(ねこ)耳(みみ) • (nekomimi) 

1. (neologism) Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or humanoid.

   猫耳(ねこみみ)をつけたまま電車(でんしゃ)に乗(の)る

   nekomimi o tsuketa mama densha ni noru

   to board the train while still wearing cat ears

Hypernyms

• 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi)