猫っ被り
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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猫 | 被 |
ねこ Grade: S | かぶ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Alteration of 猫被り (nekokaburi).[1]
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ねこっかぶり [nèkókkáꜜbùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞k̚ka̠bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
猫っ被り (hiragana ねこっかぶり, rōmaji nekokkaburi)
- being a wolf in sheep's clothing, feigning ignorance or innocence, someone who feigns ignorance or innocence
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN