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kemonomimi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
ke-monomi-mi
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).

Etymology

From Japanese 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi), from 獣(けもの) (kemono, “animal”) + 耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kemonomimis (plural)

Phrases

monster boy monster girl

Frequently Paired Words

anthropomorphism furry monster boy monster girl therianthrope

Synonyms

kemono

Questions

What does kemonomimi mean?
A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).
Where does kemonomimi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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