チェシャ猫

Japanese

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

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

Etymology

Calque of English Cheshire cat.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

チェシャ猫 (hiragana and katakana チェシャねこ, rōmaji Chesha Neko)

Cheshire cat

See also

チェシャー (Cheshā): Cheshire
チェシャー州 (しゅう) (Cheshā-shū): Cheshire county

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