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キジ猫 (キジねこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

キジ猫ねこ

also: きじねこ · キジネコ

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Meanings

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noun

brown tabby cat; brown-speckled cat

Refers to a cat with a brown tabby coat pattern resembling the plumage of a pheasant (キジ). Common in everyday cat descriptions.

うちのキジ猫ねこはとても人ひと懐なつっこい。
Our brown tabby cat is very friendly.
公こう園えんでキジ猫ねこを見みかけた。
I saw a brown tabby cat in the park.

Written forms

キジ猫ねこUsage100%
Most common spelling; uses katakana for キジ (pheasant) and kanji for 猫 (cat).
雉きじ猫ねこ
Kanji spelling using 雉 (pheasant), but 雉 is not a jōyō kanji and this form is uncommon.
キジネコ
kana-only spelling
All-katakana spelling, sometimes used in casual or pet-related contexts.
きじねこ

Kanji

猫

cat

雉pheasant

Similar words

三み毛け猫ねこ
三毛猫 is a calico cat (white, black, and orange patches), while キジ猫 is a brown tabby with a striped or speckled pattern.
トラ猫ねこ
トラ猫 is a generic term for tabby cats, often implying a more pronounced tiger-like stripe pattern, whereas キジ猫 specifically refers to the brown tabby variety.

Etymology

Compound of キジ (pheasant) and 猫 (cat), named for the resemblance of the cat's brown speckled coat to the plumage of a pheasant.