How to say cat's-paw in Japanese

走狗【そうくsouku】

noun:

  • hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

Example Sentences

「お前omae、どこdokoのno子koだda？」足ashiにni纏わりついてmatsuwaritsuiteきたkitaのnoはha、小さなchiisana子猫konekoだったdatta。灰色haiiroのno縞模様shimamoyouのnoふわふわfuwafuwaしたshita猫nekoだda。
"Who do you belong to?" Wrapped around his feet was a small cat. It was a fluffy grey striped cat.
夕方yuugataでdeもうmou暗かったkurakattaんnですdesuけどkedo、ネコNEKOがga電線densenをwo渡っているwatatteiruのnoをwo見ましたmimashita。 そそそsososo、そんなsonnaことkotoできるdekiruんnですかdesuka、ネコNEKOってtte。
It was evening and already dark but I saw a cat walking along a telephone wire. Can they do that, cats?
ひとつhitotsuのnoヒントHINTOにni目meをwo輝かせたkagayakaseta女の子onnanokoはha、可愛らしいkawairashii猫neko型gataのnoシャープペンシルSHAAPUPENSHIRUをwoノートNOOTOにni走らせてhashiraseteいくiku。
The girl, her eyes shining brightly from that single hint, makes her cute cat-motif automatic pencil run across her notebook.
猫nekoがga死んだshinda時toki、ダイアナDAIANAはha錯乱状態sakuranjoutaiになったninatta。
When her cat died, Diana went to pieces.
隣人rinjinはha４人nin姉妹shimaiとto猫neko１匹hikiですdesu。
My neighbors are four sisters and a cat.

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