beckoning cat
Waving paw figure
A beckoning cat is a figurine of a cat with one paw raised, common in Japanese and Chinese businesses as a good-luck charm believed to attract customers and prosperity.
The Japanese term is *maneki-neko*.
The cat appears to wave, though the gesture actually mimics the East Asian beckoning motion—palm facing down, fingers curling inward.
- maneki-nekoJapanese lucky cat statue
- lucky catFortune-bringing feline statue
- luckyFavored by chance
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
Japanese · Japanese culture · waving · paw · ceramic · gold · shop · small business · entrance · front door · cash register · prosperity · talisman · charm · figurine · coins · calico · collar
beckoning catwarning sign
Indicator of potential danger
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beckoning catcursed object
Item bearing supernatural malice
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