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nekomimi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nekomi-mi
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cat ears.

noun

A fictional character who has cat ears on an otherwise human body, and possibly other feline characteristics such as a tail.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

Inflected Forms

nekomimis (plural)

Phrases

monster boy monster girl

Frequently Paired Words

monster boy monster girl

Synonyms

catperson

Questions

What does nekomimi mean?
Cat ears.
Where does nekomimi come from?
From Japanese 猫耳 (nekomimi), from 猫 (neko, “cat”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

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