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Kotomora

鴨

wild duck, easy mark

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • オウ

Kun'yomi

  • かも
  • あひる

Meaning

鴨 centers on a wild duck, and by extension an easy mark or sitting duck—someone easily taken advantage of.

Most common words using 鴨

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  • 鴨かも

    duck

  • 鴨居かもい

    lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

  • 軽鴨かるがも

    spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

  • 真鴨まがも

    mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck

  • 合鴨あいがも

    cross between a mallard and domestic duck

  • いい鴨いいかも

    desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target

  • 丘葦鴨おかよしがも

    gadwall (Anas strepera)

  • 嘴広鴨はしびろがも

    northern shoveler (species of duck, Anas clypeata); northern shoveller

  • 大舟鴨おおふながも

    Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres); Magellanic flightless steamer duck

  • 小鴨こがも

    green-winged teal (species of duck, Anas crecca)

  • 尾長鴨おなががも

    northern pintail (Anas acuta)

  • 巴鴨ともえがも

    Baikal teal (species of dabbling duck, Anas formosa)

  • 晨鴨しのりがも

    harlequin duck (Clangula hyemalis or Histrionicus histrionicus)

  • 栗色小鴨くりいろこがも

    Auckland teal (Anas aucklandica); Auckland Islands teal

  • 氷鴨こおりがも

    long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis); old-squaw; hareld; old injun; oldwife

  • 筑紫鴨つくしがも

    common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

  • 緋鳥鴨ひどりがも

    Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)

  • 羽白鴨はじろがも

    any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)

  • 舟鴨ふながも

    Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)

  • 葦鴨よしがも

    falcated teal (Mareca falcata); falcated duck

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Etymology

鴨 combines 甲 (which may represent a helmet or hard shell, possibly alluding to the duck's head or bill) with 鳥 (bird) to denote a duck. The exact historical origin of the 甲 component in this context is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 甲 looks like a helmet or a target, and the right side 鳥 is a bird. Picture a wild duck wearing a little helmet, making it an easy mark for hunters.

Reading mnemonic

For オウ, imagine a wild duck letting out a loud 'Oh!' as it realizes it's an easy mark: 'Oh!' -> オウ.