黒猫

See also: 黑貓

Japanese

黒猫 (kuroneko): a black cat.
Kanji in this term
黒 猫
くろ
Grade: 2		 ねこ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

黒猫 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑貓, hiragana くろねこ, rōmaji kuro neko)

  1. a black cat
    • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である:
      彼 (かれ)は純粋 (じゅんすい)の黒猫 (くろねこ)である。
      Kare wa junsui no kuroneko de aru.
      He is an unmixed black cat.

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References

  1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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