猫っ被り

Japanese
Kanji in this term
猫 被
ねこ
Grade: S		 かぶ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Alteration of 猫被り (nekokaburi).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねこっか​ぶり [nèkókkáꜜbùrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞ko̞k̚ka̠bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

猫(ねこ)っ被(かぶ)り • (nekokkaburi) 

  1. being a wolf in sheep's clothing, feigning ignorance or innocence, someone who feigns ignorance or innocence

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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