麝香猫

麝香猫

See also: 麝香貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 麝香猫 – see 麝香貓 (“Viverricula indica taivana”). (This term, 麝香猫, is the simplified form of 麝香貓.)

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

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	猫
じゃ Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: S	ねこ Grade: S
jūbakoyomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝香 (jakō, “musk”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
  • (Tokyo) じゃこーね​こ [jàkóónéꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) じゃこ​ーねこ [jàkóꜜònèkò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ːne̞ko̞]

Noun

麝香猫 (hiragana じゃこうねこ, katakana ジャコウネコ, rōmaji jakōneko, historical hiragana じゃかうねこ)

1. a civet (cat-like animal)

Synonyms

• 霊猫 (れいびょう) (reibyō)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3