Chinese

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 麝香 ‎(jakō, “musk”) +‎ 猫 ‎(neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) じゃこうね​こ [jàkóónéꜜkò] (Nakadaka - [4])^[1][2]
• (Tokyo) じゃこ​うねこ [jàkóꜜònèkò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ːne̞ko̞]

Noun

麝香猫 ‎(hiragana じゃこうねこ, katakana ジャコウネコ, romaji jakōneko, historical hiragana じゃかうねこ)

1. a civet (cat-like animal)

Synonyms

• 霊猫 (れいびょう) ‎(reibyō)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3