猫耳

Japanese

Etymology

From 猫 (neko, cat) + 耳 (mimi, ear).

Noun

猫耳 (hiragana ねこみみ, romaji nekomimi)

1. (slang, anime) a Japanese slang describing humanoid characters that possess cat-like features.

Hypernyms

• 獣耳 (“kemonomimi”)

See also

• anthropomorphism
• zoomorphism