ねこ
猫
　
に
ま
木
た
天
たび
蓼
　
お
じょ
女
ろう
郎
　
に
こ
小
ばん
判

expression

Proverb.
  1. everyone has their favorite, pick the right thing to please someone, catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ねこ
猫
　
に
ま
木
た
天
たび
蓼
　
お
じょ
女
ろう
郎
　
に
こ
小
ばん
判
 猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判 ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん
ねこ
猫
　
に
　
ま
　
た
　
た
　
び
　
お
じょ
女
ろう
郎
　
に
こ
小
ばん
判
 猫にまたたびお女郎に小判 ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cat
ねこ　ビョウ (9th, N3)
dog(犬) variant
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ　ミョウ　ビョウ (8th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
heavens, sky, imperial
テン　あま-　あも (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
luxurious grass, a smartweed
たで　シン　リク (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
the sound of the wind, to soar
リュウ　ル　リョウ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
son, counter for sons
ロウ　ろ　リョウ (7th, N1)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
judgement, judgment, signature
ハン　わか.る (5th, N3)
half, middle, odd number
ハン　なか.ば　は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ