まねきねこ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まねきねこ – see the following entry.

【招き猫】 [noun] [from at least 1893] maneki-neko, beckoning cat (figure of a cat with one paw raised believed to bring good luck) Alternative spelling 招猫

(This term, まねきねこ (manekineko), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)