Word Meaning 犬猫

いぬねこ inuneko

犬猫 is read as いぬねこ (inuneko) and means dogs and cats.

Meaning

English

dogs and cats
pets
something trivial
worthless thing

Reading

Kana

いぬねこ

Romaji

inuneko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 149697 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

猫

ねこ

bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

子猫

こねこ

kitten

山猫

やまねこ

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

犬

いぬ

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)

犬猿の仲

けんえんのなか

like cats and dogs

犬張子

いぬはりこ

papier-mâché dog

犬が西向きゃ尾は東

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし

that goes without saying

犬派

いぬは

dog person

犬矢来

いぬやらい

short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

犬の川端歩き

いぬのかわばたあるき

window-shopping without any money

Example Sentences

お願いですから犬猫扱いするのやめて貰えますか。

I'm begging you, could you stop treating me like a pet?