Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 霊 猫 れいGrade: S びょうGrade: S on'yomi Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 靈猫 (kyūjitai) ClosePronunciation (Tokyo) れーびょー [rèébyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]IPA(key): [ɾe̞ːbʲo̞ː] Noun 霊(れい)猫(びょう) or 霊猫(レイビョウ) • (reibyō) ←れいべう (reibeu)? civet 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 レイビョウ. Synonyms 麝香猫(じゃこうねこ) (jakōneko) References [1]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.