What does kanji 鴨 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鴨 is easy mark.

How is kanji 鴨 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鴨 are あひる, かも; the onyomi readings are オウ.

What words use kanji 鴨?

Example words that use kanji 鴨 include 鴨がねぎを背負ってくる, 鴨にする, 鴨ねぎ, 鴨の嘴.

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鴨

Meaning

Kanji 鴨

easy mark

easy mark, wild duck

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あひるかも
Onyomi 音読み: オウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1797
Strokes: 16
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 閘 • 鉀 • 厴 • 甲 • 里 • 匣 • 押

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 45 entries that include this kanji.

鴨がねぎを背負ってくる

かもがねぎをしょってくる

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money

鴨にする

かもにする

to easily attain victory

鴨ねぎ

かもねぎ

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money

鴨の嘴

かものはし

platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

鴨る

かもる

to easily defeat

鴨科

かもか

Anatidae (duck family of birds)

鴨茅

かもがや

orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata)

鴨居

かもい

lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

鴨場

かもば

duck hunting reserve

鴨打ち

かもうち

duck hunting

鴨鍋

かもなべ

dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.

鴨南蛮

かもなんばん

noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

池に鴨が一羽います。

There is a wild duck in the pond.

秋になると、この湖に鴨が集まります。

When autumn comes, wild ducks gather at this lake.

朝早く、川辺で鴨を見かけました。

Early in the morning, I saw a wild duck by the river.

猟師たちは鴨の群れを遠くから見ていました。

The hunters were watching a flock of wild ducks from afar.

あの店は観光客を鴨にしている。

That shop is making tourists into easy marks.

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