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February 22nd

ponta 157 · 02/23/2021

Target Language - English

February 22nd is Cat Day in Japan. This is because the cat's meowing sound is similar to the pronunciation of "two" in Japanese. For the same reason, January 11st is Dog Day, but Cat Day is more famous than Dog Day.

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rhinoink 0 02/23/2021
February 22nd
February 22nd is Cat Day in Japan.
This is because the cat's meowing sound is similar to the pronunciation of "two" in Japanese.

This is because the sound of a cat's meowing sound is similar to the pronunciation of "two" in Japanese.

英語で「X's sound」より「the sound of X」のほうががよく使われると思います。
For the same reason, January 11st is Dog Day, but Cat Day is more famous than Dog Day.
rhinoink 0 02/23/2021

へえ～いいですね！猫が大好きなので、イギリスでも猫の日があるといいんですが。

へえ～いいですね！猫が大好きなので、イギリスでも猫の日があるといいんですが。
ponta 157 02/24/2021

添削ありがとうございます！

添削ありがとうございます！