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maneki-neko

Japanese figurine of a cat, said to bring good luck and money especially to business owners
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maneki-neko

Summary

maneki-neko is a collectable[1]. maneki-neko draws 4,694 Wikipedia views per month (collectable category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • maneki-neko's instance of is recorded as collectable[3].
  • maneki-neko's depicts is recorded as cat[4].
  • maneki-neko is a type of figurine[5].
  • maneki-neko is a type of trinket[6].
  • maneki-neko is used for amulet[7].
  • maneki-neko's Commons category is recorded as Maneki neko[8].
  • maneki-neko's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • maneki-neko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 2000[10].
  • maneki-neko's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '招き猫'}[11].
  • maneki-neko's derivative work is recorded as Meowth[12].
  • maneki-neko's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as Manekineko Art Museum[13].
  • maneki-neko's dedicated heritage entity is recorded as The Maneki-Neko Museum[14].

Why It Matters

maneki-neko draws 4,694 Wikipedia views per month (collectable category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] maneki-neko has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] maneki-neko is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → amulet
    Instance of → —
    Depicts → cat
    Subclass of → figurine, trinket
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007581583205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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