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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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.