猫、ネコ（ねこ、neko) | cat | Japanese Vocabulary and the Pronunciation

The Japanese vocabulary「猫、ネコ（ねこ、neko)」means “cat.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	猫、ネコ
Hiragana	ねこ
Romaji Reading	neko
English Meaning	cat

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	猫ねこを五匹ごひき飼かっている。
Romaji Reading	Neko o go-hiki katte iru.
English Meaning	I have five cats. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	猫ねこを五匹ごひき飼かっています。
Romaji Reading	Neko o go-hiki katte imasu.
English Meaning	I have five cats. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	黒猫くろねこの名前なまえはジジだ。
Romaji Reading	Kuro neko no namae wa jiji da.
English Meaning	The black cat’s name is Jiji. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	黒猫の名前はジジです。
Romaji Reading	Kuro neko no namae wa jiji desu.
English Meaning	The black cat’s name is Jiji. (Polite Form)

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