鶩
domestic duck
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Readings
On'yomi
- ボク
- ブ
- ム
Kun'yomi
- あひる
Meaning
鶩 centers on a domestic duck, a bird kept around the home or farm rather than a wild waterfowl.
Most common words using 鶩
- 家鶏野鶩かけいやぼく
bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty; domestic chicken and wild duck
Study
Etymology
鶩 combines 敄 (which may contribute a phonetic element) with 鳥 (bird), pointing to a type of bird, specifically a domestic duck.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part 敄 looks like a spear 矛 and an action hand 攵, while the bottom is a bird 鳥. Imagine a domestic duck being herded with a spear-like stick on a farm.
Reading mnemonic
For ボク, picture a domestic duck waddling into a small box (ボク) in the farmyard: box -> ボク, and the duck goes inside.