猫

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)

shamisen

geisha

Abbreviation

wheelbarrow

Abbreviation

clay bed-warmer

Word usually written using kana alone; Slang

bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

kitten

small cat

black cat

Word usually written using kana alone; Trademark; Usu. クロネコ

Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

The Black Cat (1843 short story by Edgar Allan Poe)

stray cat; alley cat

cat ears

Word usually written using kana alone; Manga slang

nekomimi; character with cat ears; catgirl; catboy

ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell

bent back; hunchback; stoop

pet cat

thieving cat

Derogatory

adulterer; homewrecker

white cat

dogs and cats; pets

Idiomatic expression

something trivial; worthless thing

dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; cat tongue

cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats

calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat

wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.)

wild cat; stray cat

monster cat; cat with magical powers

abandoned cat; stray cat

Felidae (family comprising the cats)

beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

Japanese mythology

nekomata; fork-tailed cat yōkai

Japanese mythology

giant beast that inhabits the mountains

(something) fickle; (something) very changeable

Idiomatic expression

tiny area; tiny surface; cat's forehead

female cat

parent cat