猫被り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
猫 被
ねこ
Grade: S 		かぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Nominalisation of 猫を被る (neko o kaburu, “feign innocence”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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猫(ねこ)被(かぶ)り • (nekokaburi) 

  1. being a wolf in sheep's clothing, feigning ignorance or innocence, someone who feigns ignorance or innocence

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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