noun, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. bent back, hunchback, stoop.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
猫背 ねこぜ

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)
stature, height, back
せ ハイ そむ.く (6th, N3)
north
ホク きた ほっ (2nd, N5)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)