黒猫

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See also: 黑貓 and 黑猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黒 猫
くろ
Grade: 2 		ねこ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黑猫 (kyūjitai)
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黒猫 (kuroneko, “black cat”)

Etymology

From 黒 (kuro, “black”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

黒(くろ)猫(ねこ) • (kuroneko) 

  1. a black cat
    • 1905–06, Natsume Sōseki, I Am a Cat (text here)
      彼(かれ)は純(じゅん)粋(すい)の黒(くろ)猫(ねこ)である。
      Kare wa junsui no kuroneko de aru.
      He is an unmixed black cat.

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
黒 猫
くるー > くる
Grade: 2 		まやー
Grade: S
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
黑猫 (kyūjitai)
黒まやー

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (kuru, “black”) +‎ 猫 (mayā, “cat”).

Pronunciation

Noun

黒(くる)猫(まやー) (kurumayā) 

  1. a black cat

References

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