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kemonomimi

kemonomimi noun: a humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).

kemonomimi: a humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s)
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Noun

kemonomimi (plural kemonomimi or kemonomimis)

  1. (Japanese) A humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).
    Synonyms:
    kemono

Synonyms of kemonomimi

Forms of kemonomimi

pluralkemonomimi
pluralkemonomimis

Origin of kemonomimi

From Japanese 獣(けもの)耳(みみ) (kemonomimi), from 獣(けもの) (kemono, “animal”) + 耳(みみ) (mimi, “ear”).

Questions about kemonomimi

What does kemonomimi mean?
Kemonomimi means a humanoid fictional character who has animal ears and/or tail(s).
What part of speech is kemonomimi?
Kemonomimi is a noun.
What is the plural of kemonomimi?
The plural of kemonomimi is kemonomimi.

Words near kemonomimi in the dictionary

  1. kemo sabe
  2. kemo sabes
  3. kemong
  4. kemongs
  5. kemono
  6. kemonomimi
  7. kemonomimis
  8. kemonos
  9. kemosabe
  10. kemosabes
  11. kemosabi

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