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  2. 350+ Japanese Cat Names Full of Inspiration and Meaning - AOL

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    Some of the newer popular Japanese cat names highlighted in a 2024 survey from Anicom Pet Insurance included Mugi (barley), Beru (Belle), Latte, and Kohaku (amber). Japanese Girl Cat Names.

  3. Maneki-neko - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese beckoning gesture is made by holding up the hand, palm down, and repeatedly folding the fingers down and back, thus the cat's appearance. Some maneki-neko made specifically for some Western markets will have the cat's paw facing upwards, in a beckoning gesture that is more familiar to most Westerners.

  4. 300+ Cute Cat Names for Your Precious Kitty - AOL

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    Cute Japanese Cat Names. Do you have a かわいい猫 (kawaii neko, or "cute cat")? If you or your cat have Japanese heritage you want to honor, or you simply have an interest in Japanese culture ...

  5. Japanese Bobtail - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Bobtail is a breed of domestic cat with an unusual bobtail more closely resembling the tail of a rabbit than that of other cats. The breed was first developed in Japan , and registered officially in the 1960s. [ 1 ]

  6. Hello Kitty - Wikipedia

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    The name "Hello Kitty" is a back-translation of Maneki Neko, meaning "beckoning cat" in English. Despite this, no definitive statement supports that speculation. [ 27 ] Hello Kitty has also instead been put forth as an early example of mukokuseki , a Japanese term meaning "stateless" or "nationless" in reference to characters lacking any ...

  7. 300+ Unique Cat Names Perfect for Quirky Felines - AOL

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    Unique Female Cat Names. There are plenty of sweet and traditional girl cat names to give your feline. And while names like Bella and Sophie are lovely, if you want your little lady to break the ...

  8. Bakeneko - Wikipedia

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    The reason that cats are seen as yōkai in Japanese mythology is attributed to many of their characteristics: for example, the pupils of their eyes change shape depending on the time of day, their fur can seem to cause sparks when they are petted (due to static electricity), they sometimes lick blood, they can walk without making a sound, their wild nature that remains despite the gentleness ...

  9. Catgirl - Wikipedia

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    Japanese philosopher Hiroki Azuma has stated that catgirl characteristics such as cat ears and feline speech patterns are examples of moe-elements. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] In a 2010 critique of the manga series Loveless , the feminist writer T. A. Noonan argued that, in Japanese culture, catgirl characteristics have a similar role to that of the Playboy ...