Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 借りてきた猫(かりてきたねこ) in Japanese

借りてきた猫
Kana Reading
かりてきたねこ
Romaji
karitekitaneko
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  • Parts of speech
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    Meaning
    being quiet and meek (in contrast to normal behaviour) (c.f. meek as a lamb); lit: a borrowed cat


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

11 strokes

cat

On'Yomi: ビョウ

Kun'Yomi: ねこ

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JLPT 4

10 strokes

borrow, rent

On'Yomi: シャク

Kun'Yomi: か.りる

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