猫の額

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	額
ねこ Grade: S	ひたい Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally “a cat’s forehead”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ね​このひたい [néꜜkò nò hìtàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞ no̞ çita̠i]

Noun

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

   猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい)ほどの庭(にわ) ― neko no hitai hodo no niwa ― a garden as tiny as a cat’s forehead

Usage notes

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

See also

• 猫(ねこ)額(びたい) (nekobitai), 猫(びょう)額(がく) (byōgaku)