三毛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	毛
み Grade: 1	け Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

三 (mi, “three”) +‎ 毛 (ke, “fur”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) み​け [míꜜkè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mʲike̞]

Noun

三(み)毛(け) • (mike) 

1. a calico cat's fur, featuring the three colors of white, black, and orange
2. Short for 三毛猫 (mikeneko, “calico cat”).