霊猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
霊	猫
れい Grade: S	びょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
靈猫 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れーびょー [rèébyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːbʲo̞ː]

Noun

霊(れい)猫(びょう) or 霊猫(レイビョウ) • (reibyō) ^{←れいべう (reibeu)?}

1. civet

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 レイビョウ.

Synonyms

• 麝香猫(じゃこうねこ) (jakōneko)