麝香猫

See also: 麝香貓

Chinese

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

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	猫
じゃ Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 4	ねこ Grade: S
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝(じゃ)香(こう) (jakō, “musk”) + 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)猫(ねこ) or 麝香猫(ジャコウネコ) • (jakōneko) ^{←じやかうねこ (zyakauneko) or ジヤカウネコ (zyakauneko)?}

1. a civet (cat-like animal)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウネコ.

Synonyms

• 霊(れい)猫(びょう) (reibyō)