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Japanese is a very interesting language, and one of the most exciting ones to learn. Saying “cat” in Japanese is also very easy. Read on to learn how.

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  1. Step 1 Say "Ne" (ね). 1 Say "Ne" (ね). The "e" is pronounced as the short e sound. Think of it like saying "neh".[1]
    • Don't pronounce "ne" like you would pronounce the word "knee".
  2. Step 2 Say "Ko" (こ). 2 Say "Ko" (こ). This is pronounced "koh" as in the "oh" sound.[2] Advertisement
  3. Step 3 Say "Neko" (ねこ, or 猫). 3 Say "Neko" (ねこ, or 猫). Pronounced "Nekoh".[3]
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  • In written Japanese, Neko is written ねこ(hiragana), ネコ (katakana), and 猫 (kanji). Thanks Helpful 10 Not Helpful 12
  • You can also add "Ko" (こ, or 子) at the start of Neko to mean kitten. Literally, this translates to "child cat". Thanks Helpful 4 Not Helpful 4
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  1. ↑ https://youtu.be/FLmHyg_6-XQ?t=20
  2. ↑ https://youtu.be/FLmHyg_6-XQ?t=20
  3. ↑ https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/japanese-word-for-9d989e8d27dc9e0ec3389fc855f142c3d40f0c50.html

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