kemonomimi

English

Various types of kemonomimi.

Etymology

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

Noun

kemonomimi (plural kemonomimi)

1. (Japanese fiction) A humanoid fictional character who possesses animal ears and/or tails.

Hyponyms

• (fictional character with cat features): nekomimi, neko, catperson
• (fictional character with dog features): inumimi

See also

• anthropomorphism
• furry
• therianthrope

Japanese

Romanization

kemonomimi

1. Rōmaji transcription of けものみみ