か
借
　
り
　
て
　
き
　
た
ねこ
猫

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. someone who is suddenly quiet and meek, borrowed cat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
借
　
り
　
て
　
き
　
た
ねこ
猫
 借りてきた猫 かりてきたねこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

borrow, rent
か.りる　シャク (4th, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし　セキ　シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
cat
ねこ　ビョウ (Early High School, N3)
dog, (犬 variant)
seedling, sapling, shoot
なえ　ミョウ　ビョウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)