nyanko にゃんこ is a colloquial way to refer to a cat, specially a kitten. The word is formed from an onomatopoeia for the sound cats make, "meow," in Japanese: ko 子, which in this case is a suffix used to refer to something cute.

So nyanko is how you say "kitty" in Japanese. But more literally nyanko means "lil' meow" or something like that. Note, however, that despite the cutesy origins of the word, it may be used in a very enraged way depending on the situation.


Since it's a pet-like name, sometimes the nyanko-chan にゃんこちゃん. The term nyanchan にゃんちゃん may also be used to say "kitty."

In Japanese, aにゃんこ is a colloquial way to refer to a cat, specially a kitten. The word is formed from an onomatopoeia for the sound cats make, "meow," in Japanese: nyan にゃん , and子, which in this case is a suffix used to refer to something cute.Sois how you say "kitty" in Japanese. But more literallymeans "lil' meow" or something like that. Note, however, that despite the cutesy origins of the word, it may be used in a very enraged way depending on the situation.Since it's a pet-like name, sometimes the chan honorific suffix is added to make stuff cuter:にゃんこちゃん. The termにゃんちゃん may also be used to say "kitty."

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