山猫

山猫

See also: 山貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 山猫 – see 山貓 (“leopard; mountain cat; etc.”). (This term, 山猫, is the simplified and variant form of 山貓.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	猫
やま Grade: 1	ねこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) やまねこ [yàmánékó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

山(やま)猫(ねこ) • (yamaneko)  (kyūjitai 山貓)

1. a wildcat (Felis silvestris)
   • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi; Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], volume 5 (fiction), Jump Remix edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 350:

     リキアの山(やま)猫(ねこ)チャド

     Rikia no Yamaneko Chado

     Chad, Wildcat of Lycia

Derived terms

• ベンガルヤマネコ (Bengaru yamaneko)
• ツシマヤマネコ (Tsushima yamaneko)
• リビアヤマネコ (Ribia yamaneko)