猫娘

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 猫娘 – see 貓娘 (“tabby; female cat; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 貓娘).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫	娘
ねこ Grade: S	むすめ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞mɯ̟sɨme̞]

Noun

猫(ねこ)娘(むすめ) or 猫娘(ネコムスメ) • (nekomusume) 

1. catgirl (a mythical or fictional girl or woman resembling a cat)
   • 2010 January 5, “Kaiteki raifu: Yamashiro, Ōboke yōkai mura [Mysterious life: Yamajiro, Oboke monster village]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, Tokushima regional edition, page 23:

     ドラムも恐(おそ)ろしげに響(ひび)くが、ステージ中(ちゅう)央(おう)では可(かわ)愛(い)らしい児(こ)啼(なき)爺(じじい)も歌(うた)う。赤(あか)いリボンの猫(ネコ)娘(ムスメ)に扮(ふん)した野宮(ののみや)やすこさん（３８）＝(＝)三(み)好(よし)市(し)山(やま)城(しろ)町(ちょう)上(かみ)名(みょう)＝(＝)がメーンボーカルを務(つと)める妖(よう)怪(かい)バンド。

     Doramu mo osoroshige ni hibiku ga, sutēji chūō de wa kawairashī konaki jijī mo utau. Akai ribon no nekomusume ni fun shita Nonomiya Yasuko-san (３８) - Miyoshi-shi Yamashiro-chō Kamimyō - ga mēn bōkaru o tsutomeru yōkai bando.

     The drums thunder fiercely, but at center stage a cute konaki jiji [ghost grandpa] sings. Dressed as a catgirl with a red ribbon, Yasuko Nonomiya (38, Yamashiro ward, Miyoshi city) provides lead vocals for the ghostly band.