maneki neko

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English

Noun

maneki neko (plural maneki neko or maneki nekos)

  1. Alternative form of maneki-neko
    • 1999, Bruce Sterling, “Maneki Neko”, in A Good Old-Fashioned Future, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 6:
      A maneki neko was nestled inside white foam padding.
    • 2013, Christine Reiko Yano, “Global Kitty: Here, There, Nearly Everywhere”, in Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across the Pacific, Durham, N.C., London: Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 127:
      One of the clerks gave me an information sheet about maneki nekos.
    • 2017, Heather Galler, “Maneki Neko”, in Folk Art Fusion: Learn to Paint Colorful Contemporary Folk Art in Acrylic, Walter Foster Publishing, →ISBN, page 60:
      Maneki neko are Japanese talismans and are thought to bring good fortune and wealth to their owners.

Japanese

Romanization

maneki neko

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まねきねこ
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