化け猫
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 化 | 猫 |
| ば Grade: 3 |
ねこ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 化け (bake, “transformation, taking the form of; monster”, stem of verb 化ける (bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”)) + 猫 (neko, “cat”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (Japanese mythology) a monster cat; a goblin cat; a cat with magical powers
- In Japanese folklore, this entity was believed to be a magical cat, sometimes capable of transforming itself into a person or various other forms.
See also
[edit]- 猫又 (nekomata)
See also
[edit]
化け猫 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja- bakeneko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
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