"招き猫" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ma̠ne̞kʲi ne̞ko̞] Forms: 招き猫 [canonical] (ruby: (まね), (ねこ)), maneki neko [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 招き (maneki, “beckoning, inviting”, continuative or stem of verb 招く (maneku, “to beckon, to invite”)) + 猫 (neko, “cat”). First cited to 1893, although physical examples are found earlier in the Edo period. In Japanese culture, holding one's hand with the palm downwards and waving vertically is a gesture used to beckon someone. This is somewhat similar to an upside-down version of the beckoning gesture used in US culture. The way that cats will sometimes wave a front paw in the air is also similar to this Japanese beckoning gesture, giving rise to the iconic image of the maneki neko. This image is often used to beckon customers into a shop. See the Wikipedia articles for more detail. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|招く|猫|alt1=招き|pos1=continuative or stem of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">招く</i> (maneku, “to beckon, to invite”)|sort=まねきねこ|t1=beckoning, inviting|t2=cat|tr1=maneki|tr2=neko}} 招き (maneki, “beckoning, inviting”, continuative or stem of verb 招く (maneku, “to beckon, to invite”)) + 猫 (neko, “cat”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|まねき ねこ}} 招(まね)き猫(ねこ) • (maneki neko)
  1. maneki-neko, beckoning cat (figure of a cat with one paw raised believed to bring good luck) Wikipedia link: Daijisen#Online_search_engines, Edo period, Iwanami Shoten, Kōjien, Maneki-neko, Shinmura Izuru, Tōkyō, ja:広辞苑, ja:招き猫

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