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    3. にゃー

    にゃー

    にゃー

    meow

    KMT10Ref L1Adverb, ParticleAnimalsKana Vocab7 strokes

    にゃーにゃあにゃおにゃあご

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    meow, miaow
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 7

    Speed1.0x

    子こ猫ねこが「にゃー」と鳴ないた。

    The kitten meowed "nyaa."

    KMT3Animals
    飼かい猫ねこは、お腹なかが空すくといつも「にゃー、にゃー」と甘あまえた声こえで鳴なきます。

    My pet cat always meows "nyaa, nyaa" in a sweet voice when it's hungry.

    KMT7AnimalsDaily Life
    遠とおくから聞きこえる「にゃー」という声こえに、思おもわず振ふり返かえった。

    I involuntarily turned around at the "nyaa" sound I heard from afar.

    KMT7AnimalsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは猫ねこの鳴なき声ごえ「にゃー」を真ま似ねて、子こ供どもたちを笑わらわせた。

    He imitated the cat's meow, "nyaa," and made the children laugh.

    KMT8AnimalsDaily Life
    アニメキャラクターが語ごび尾んに「にゃー」をつけて話はなすのが可かわ愛いらしい。

    It's cute when anime characters speak with "nyaa" at the end of their sentences.

    KMT9Anime & MangaAnimals

    Kana that make up this word

    に
    ni
    ゃ
    small ya
    ー
    long vowel
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