猫額

Compound of 猫 (byō, “cat”) +‎ 額 (gaku, “forehead”).

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) びょーがく [byòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bʲo̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

猫額 (hiragana びょうがく, rōmaji byōgaku, historical hiragana べうがく)

1. cat's forehead, smallness as that of a cat's forehead

Compound of 猫 (neko, “cat”) +‎ 額 (hitai, “forehead”). The hitai changes to bitai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ねこび​たい [nèkóbíꜜtàì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ne̞ko̞bʲita̠i]

猫額 (hiragana ねこびたい, rōmaji nekobitai, historical hiragana ねこびたひ)

1. smallness