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A Study on Japan's Culture of cat
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일본의 애묘(愛猫) 문화 고찰

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Academic journal
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Insook Moon (인천대학교)
Journal
한국일본어교육학회 日本語敎育 日本語敎育 제108권 KCI Accredited Journals
Published
2024.6
Pages
61 - 78 (19page)

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A Study on Japan's Culture of cat
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In this paper, the background of the Japanese cat culture, which began in ancient times, was found in the Japanese people's consciousness structure, which calls cats 'domestic tigers , tora ' and identifies them with tigers. Therefore, since ancient times, tigers have had an ambivalent character, being both an object of fear and fear as a wild beast, and at the same time a divine animal of evil spirits. It is believed that the view of cats as equal to tigers has led to an ambivalent culture of cats, which can be represented by Japan's ‘Nekomata ’ and ‘Maneki Neko ’. According to various records, Nekomata is a 'large carnivorous animal living in the mountains'. And the picture of Nekomata with a long two-pronged tail and stripes resembles a tiger. In addition, Japan's unique perspective of equating tigers with cats was confirmed by the fact that there are many Nekomata ghost stories about Mykeneko, which is nicknamed 'Toraneko' due to its similarity to a tiger. Also, during the Edo period, through imitation leopard skin and dora hariko, religious beliefs increased to the point that all classes wanted to have a lucky symbol called a tiger. It is believed that the tiger's auspicious and auspicious functions were reflected in the 'Toraneko', or 'Mikeneko', which is identified with the tiger, which led to the creation of the 'Maneki Neko' that brings good luck. However, due to the acquisition of knowledge that cats and tigers are separate animals and an environment where 'compatibility' cannot be experienced, the negative value of the tiger is weakened, and the auspicious meaning of the tiger is highlighted in the Japanese concept of identifying the two animals, and the I think this has influenced Japanese cat culture.

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