What does 猫舌 mean in Japanese?

猫舌 (ねこじた) means sensitive to hot food.

Is 猫舌 a common Japanese word?

猫舌 is part of our Extra high-frequency vocabulary list, beyond the JLPT N5–N1 word lists.

sensitive to hot food

猫舌 (ねこじた, nekojita) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “sensitive to hot food”.

私わたしは猫舌ねこじたで熱あついスープが飲のめません

I can't eat the hot soup as I am sensitive to heat.

私わたしはとても猫舌ねこじたなんです。

I can't eat or drink very hot things.

私は、とても、猫舌なんです。

I can't eat or drink very hot things.

僕は猫舌だからスープをちょっと冷ますよ.

I easily burn my mouth, so I'll let my soup cool (down) a little.

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