猫舌

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねこ
Grade: S
した > じた
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (neko, cat) +‎ (shita, tongue).[1][2] The shita changes to jita as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(ねこ)(じた) (nekojita

  1. (idiomatic) being incapable of drinking or eating anything hot (high temperature) due to having an overly sensitive tongue

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN