mew in Japanese
mew in Japanese is 鴎 — mew means the soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.
mew in Japanese
鴎
Pronounced: kamome
(archaic, poetic, dialectal) A gull, seagull.
What does "mew" mean?
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noun The soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.
"The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa."
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verb To make this crying sound, like a cat.
"The cat mewed at the door until someone let it in."
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verb To confine or shut something away (an older usage).
"The prisoner was mewed up in a small cell for years."
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mew in a sentence
- The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa.
- The cat mewed at the door until someone let it in.
- The prisoner was mewed up in a small cell for years.
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What is "mew" in Japanese?
"mew" in Japanese is 鴎. mew means: The soft crying sound made by a cat, especially a kitten.
How do you pronounce 鴎?
"mew" in Japanese is 鴎, pronounced "kamome".
How do you use "mew" in a sentence?
Example: "The kitten gave a tiny mew from under the sofa." In Japanese, "mew" is 鴎.
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