Word Meaning 鴨が葱を背負って来る

かもがねぎをしょってくる kamo ga negi o shottekuru

鴨が葱を背負って来る is read as かもがねぎをしょってくる (kamo ga negi o shottekuru) and means along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money.

Meaning

English

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money
a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

Reading

Kana

かもがねぎをしょってくる

Romaji

kamo ga negi o shottekuru

Stroke Sequence

10 Characters • 64 Total Strokes

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Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 154700 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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背負ってる

しょってる

to be conceited

背負う

せおう

to carry on one's back

背負い投げ

しょいなげ

seoi nage (judo)

背負い革

しょいかわ

sling

十字架を背負う

じゅうじかをせおう

to have a cross to bear

一本背負い

いっぽんせおい

one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)

背負子

しょいこ

wooden rack with shoulder straps for carrying loads on one's back

背負って立つ

しょってたつ

to work as the backbone (of)

背負い投げを食う

せおいなげをくう

to be betrayed unexpectedly

背負い込む

しょいこむ

to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

鴨

かも

duck

出来る

できる

to become pregnant