猫の額

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	額

Noun

猫の額 (hiragana ねこのひたい, romaji neko no hitai)

1. (idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat; literally, “a cat’s forehead”

Usage notes

Primarily used of areas, notably a room, an apartment, a garden, or a plot of land.

Derived terms

• 猫の額ほどの庭 – a garden as small as a cat’s forehead
• 猫の額ほどの土地 – a plot of land as small as a cat’s forehead
• 猫の額のような