Word Meaning 吾輩は猫である

わがはいはねこである waga ha ihanekodearu

吾輩は猫である is read as わがはいはねこである (waga ha ihanekodearu) and means I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki).

Meaning

English

  1. I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)

Reading

Kana

わがはいはねこである

Romaji

waga ha ihanekodearu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吾輩

わがはい

I

先輩面をする

せんぱいづらをする

to put on an air of seniority

ねこ

bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

子猫

こねこ

kitten

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at work or school)

山猫

やまねこ

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

後輩

こうはい

junior (at work, school, etc.)

野良猫

のらねこ

stray cat

黒猫

くろねこ

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

輩出

はいしゅつ

producing (people) in great numbers

猫舌

ねこじた

dislike of very hot food or drink

猫背

ねこぜ

bent back

Example Sentences

2

I'm a cat.

I am a cat. I don't have a name yet.