山猫

See also: 山貓

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 山猫 – see 山貓 (“leopard; mountain cat; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified and variant form of 山貓).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
山 猫
やま
Grade: 1		 ねこ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

山 (yama, “mountain”) +‎ 猫 (neko, “cat”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やまねこ [yàmánékó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ma̠ne̞ko̞]

Noun

山(やま)猫(ねこ) or 山猫(ヤマネコ) • (yamaneko) 

  1. a wildcat (Felis silvestris)
    • 2007 October 20, Izawa, Hiroshi with Yamada, Kotaro, “最(さい)終(しゅう)話(わ)　それぞれの道(みち)へ [Final Chapter: Epilog]”, in ファイアーエムブレム 覇者の剣 [Fire Emblem: Sword of Champions], Jump Remix edition, volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 350:
      リキアの山(やま)猫(ねこ)チャド
      Rikia no Yamaneko Chado
      Chad, Wildcat of Lycia

Derived terms
  • ベンガルヤマネコ (Bengaru yamaneko)
  • ツシマヤマネコ (Tsushima yamaneko)
  • リビアヤマネコ (Ribia yamaneko)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヤマネコ.

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