“Cat” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages

In Japanese, “cat” is 猫 (neko). In Chinese it is 猫 (māo).

Japanese
猫

ねこ · neko

猫が寝ています。

The cat is sleeping.

Chinese (Simplified)
猫

māo

猫在睡觉。

The cat is sleeping.

Chinese counts it with the measure word 只: 一只猫 means “one cat”.

“Cat” in 20 languages

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LanguageWordExample
Japanese 猫 ねこ · neko 猫が寝ています。
English cat /kæt/ The cat is sleeping.
Chinese (Simplified) 猫 māo 猫在睡觉。
Chinese (Traditional) 貓 māo 貓在睡覺。
Korean 고양이 고양이가 자고 있어요.
Spanish gato El gato está durmiendo.
French chat Le chat dort.
German Katze Die Katze schläft.
Italian gatto Il gatto sta dormendo.
Portuguese (Brazil) gato O gato está dormindo.
Russian кошка Кошка спит.
Arabic قطة القطة نائمة.
Hindi बिल्ली बिल्ली सो रही है।
Indonesian kucing Kucing itu sedang tidur.
Vietnamese mèo Con mèo đang ngủ.
Thai แมว แมวกำลังนอนหลับ
Turkish kedi Kedi uyuyor.
Dutch kat De kat slaapt.
Swedish katt Katten sover.
Polish kot Kot śpi.