"猫の額" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ne̞ko̞ no̞ çita̠i] Forms: 猫の額 [canonical] (ruby: (ねこ), (ひたい)), neko no hitai [romanization], neko no fitafi [romanization], ねこのひたひ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Literally “a cat’s forehead”. Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねこ の ひたい|head=猫の額|hhira=ねこ の ひたひ}} 猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい) • (neko no hitai) ^(←ねこのひたひ (neko no fitafi)?)
  1. (idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat Tags: idiomatic Related terms: 猫額 (nekobitai), 猫額 (byōgaku)
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  "etymology_text": "Literally “a cat’s forehead”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "猫の額",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "猫",
          "ねこ"
        ],
        [
          "額",
          "ひたい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neko no hitai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neko no fitafi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ねこのひたひ",
      "roman": "neko no fitafi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ねこ の ひたい",
        "head": "猫の額",
        "hhira": "ねこ の ひたひ"
      },
      "expansion": "猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい) • (neko no hitai) ^(←ねこのひたひ (neko no fitafi)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a garden as tiny as a cat’s forehead",
          "roman": "neko no hitai hodo no niwa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "猫",
              "ねこ"
            ],
            [
              "額",
              "ひたい"
            ],
            [
              "庭",
              "にわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "猫の額ほどの庭"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiny, not enough room to swing a cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-猫の額-ja-noun-zx8JJEBY",
      "links": [
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny"
        ],
        [
          "not enough room to swing a cat",
          "not enough room to swing a cat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "nekobitai",
          "word": "猫額"
        },
        {
          "roman": "byōgaku",
          "word": "猫額"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ねこのひたい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne̞ko̞ no̞ çita̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "猫の額"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally “a cat’s forehead”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "猫の額",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "猫",
          "ねこ"
        ],
        [
          "額",
          "ひたい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neko no hitai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neko no fitafi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ねこのひたひ",
      "roman": "neko no fitafi",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ねこ の ひたい",
        "head": "猫の額",
        "hhira": "ねこ の ひたひ"
      },
      "expansion": "猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい) • (neko no hitai) ^(←ねこのひたひ (neko no fitafi)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "nekobitai",
      "word": "猫額"
    },
    {
      "roman": "byōgaku",
      "word": "猫額"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese idioms",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
        "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
        "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a garden as tiny as a cat’s forehead",
          "roman": "neko no hitai hodo no niwa",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "猫",
              "ねこ"
            ],
            [
              "額",
              "ひたい"
            ],
            [
              "庭",
              "にわ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "猫の額ほどの庭"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiny, not enough room to swing a cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiny",
          "tiny"
        ],
        [
          "not enough room to swing a cat",
          "not enough room to swing a cat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ねこのひたい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ne̞ko̞ no̞ çita̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "猫の額"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 猫の額 meaning in Japanese (1.9kB)

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