Word Meaning 鯖猫

さばねこ sabaneko

鯖猫 is read as さばねこ (sabaneko) and means mackerel tabby (cat).

Meaning

English

  1. mackerel tabby (cat)
  2. gray tabby

Reading

Kana

さばねこ

Romaji

sabaneko

Writing Variants

  • サバ猫 さばねこ sabaneko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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さば

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)

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

飼い猫

かいねこ

pet cat

黒猫

くろねこ

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

地域猫

ちいきねこ

communally owned cat

猫舌

ねこじた

dislike of very hot food or drink

猫背

ねこぜ

bent back

猫額大の土地

びょうがくだいのとち

narrow strip of land