 Tanikawa Kotosuga in Wakun no Shiori ( 1777 – 1887 ) suggests that ki means " yellow " , tsu is a possessive particle , and ne is related to neko , the word for cat . 
 Tanikawa Kotosuga in Wakun no Shiori ( 1777 – 1887 ) <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>suggests</mark></a> that ki <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>means</mark></a> " yellow " , tsu is a possessive particle , and ne is related to neko , the word for cat . 
Tanikawa Kotosuga in Wakun no Shiori ( 1777 – 1887 ) suggest dat ki mean " yellow " , tsu is a possessive particle , and ne is related to neko , the word for cat .