Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ねこ
Grade: S
した > じた
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of (neko, cat) +‎ (shita, tongue).[1][2] The shita changes to jita as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ねこ)(じた) (nekojita

  1. (idiomatic) being incapable of drinking or eating anything hot (high temperature) due to having an overly sensitive tongue

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN