麝香猫

See also: 麝香貓

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 麝香猫 – see 麝香貓 (“civet”). (This term, 麝香猫, 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.

Compound of 麝香 (jakō, “musk”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”).

麝(じゃ)香(こう)猫(ねこ) • (jakōneko) ^{←じやかうねこ (zyakauneko)^?}

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.

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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