猫の額

Literally “a cat’s forehead”.

• (Tokyo) ねこのひたい [néꜜkò nò hìtàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞ no̞ çita̠i]

猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい) • (neko no hitai) ^{←ねこのひたひ (neko no fitafi)?}

1. (idiomatic) tiny, not enough room to swing a cat

   猫(ねこ)の額(ひたい)ほどの庭(にわ) ― neko no hitai hodo no niwa ― a garden as tiny as a cat’s forehead

Primarily used of areas, notably a room, an apartment, a garden, or a plot of land.

• 猫(ねこ)額(びたい) (nekobitai), 猫(びょう)額(がく) (byōgaku)