チェシャ猫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
猫
ねこ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Calque of English Cheshire cat, from チェシャ (Chesha, “Cheshire”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) チェシャね​こ [chèshá néꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕe̞ɕa̠ ne̞ko̞]

Proper noun

チェシャ猫(ねこ) • (Chesha Neko) 

  1. Cheshire cat

See also
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