麝香猫

See also: 麝香貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 麝香猫 – see 麝香貓 (“civet”). (This term is the simplified form of 麝香貓).

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
麝	香	猫
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	ねこ Grade: S
goon		kun'yomi

麝香猫 (jakō neko): an African civet.

Etymology

Compound of 麝(じゃ)香(こう) (jakō, “musk”) + 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”).

Attested since at least 1712.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː ne̞ko̞]
• (Tokyo) じゃこーねこ [jàkóó néꜜkò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) じゃこーねこ [jàkóꜜò nèkò] (Nakadaka – [2])

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)猫(ねこ) or 麝香猫(ジャコウネコ) • (jakōneko) ^{←じやかうねこ (zyakauneko)?}

1. [from 1712] any of the species of civet (cat-like animal), with most such species belonging to the family Viverridae

   Synonyms: 霊猫 (reibyō), シベット (shibetto)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウネコ (jakōneko).

Derived terms

• 熊麝香猫 (kumajakōneko, “binturong”)