化け猫

Japanese

化け猫: an example of a goblin cat apparition.
Kanji in this term
化 猫
ば
Grade: 3		 ねこ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 化け (bake, “transformation, taking the form of; monster”, stem of verb 化ける bakeru, “to transform, to change into something else”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

化け猫 (hiragana ばけねこ, rōmaji bakeneko)

  1. (Japanese mythology) a monster cat; a goblin cat; a cat with magical powers
    In Japanese folklore, this entity was believed to be a magical cat, sometimes capable of transforming itself into a person or various other forms.

References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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