# 猫 — Cat

Frequency rank 896 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 順 (Order), less common than 恵 (Favor).

- On’yomi: びょう
- Kun’yomi: ねこ
- Radical: 犬 Dog (Kangxi 94)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

An animal (犭) hides among flowers (艹) in a rice paddy (田) — the creature lurking in the flowery paddy field is a sneaky cat.

In words:

- 猫 ねこ — cat

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