What does 猫舌 mean?
猫舌 is a Japanese noun meaning “sensitive to hot food” in English. It is written as 猫舌 in kanji, ねこじた in hiragana, and nekojita in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
私は猫舌なので、スープが冷めるまで待つ。
I can't handle hot food, so I wait for my soup to cool down.
彼は猫舌で、ラーメンをいつもゆっくり食べる。
He's sensitive to hot food, so he always eats ramen slowly.