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Japanese
| Alternative spelling
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| 猫かぶり
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Etymology
Nominalisation of 猫を被る (neko o kaburu, “feign innocence”).
Pronunciation
Noun
猫被り • (nekokaburi)
- being a wolf in sheep's clothing, feigning ignorance or innocence, someone who feigns ignorance or innocence
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN