猫耳

Compound of 猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 耳 (mimi, “ear”).

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ねこみみ [nèkómímí] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) ねこ​みみ [nèkóꜜmìmì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞mʲimʲi]

猫耳 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 貓耳, hiragana ねこみみ, rōmaji nekomimi)

1. (neologism) Cat ears, as worn or possessed by a human or humanoid.

   猫耳 (ねこみみ)をつけたまま電 (でん)車 (しゃ)に乗 (の)る

   nekomimi o tsuketa mama densha ni noru

   to board the train while still wearing cat ears

2. (neologism) Humanoid character who possesses cat ears (and usually other cat features as well); nekomimi. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

• 獣耳 (けものみみ) (kemonomimi)