チェシャ猫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
猫
ねこ Grade: S
kun’yomi

チェシャ猫 (Chesha Neko): the Cheshire cat as illustrated in 1865.

Etymology

Calque of English Cheshire cat, from チェシャ (Chesha, “Cheshire”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) チェシャね​こ [chèshá néꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞ɕa̠ ne̞ko̞]

Proper noun

チェシャ猫(ねこ) • (Chesha Neko) 

1. Cheshire cat

See also

• チェシャー (Cheshā, “Cheshire”)