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カモノハシ (かものはし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カモノハシ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

platypus

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the animal Ornithorhynchus anatinus. Usually written in katakana.

カモノハシはオーストラリアに生せい息そくする。
Platypuses live in Australia.
カモノハシは哺ほ乳にゅう類るいなのに卵たまごを産うむ。
The platypus is a mammal but lays eggs.

Written forms

カモノハシUsage67%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for the animal; usually written in kana.
かものはしUsage33%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
鴨かもの嘴はし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling; literally 'duck's bill'.
鴨嘴かものはし
rarely-used kanji form
Rare abbreviated kanji spelling.

Kanji

鴨wild duck, easy mark
嘴beak, bill

Etymology

From 鴨 (kamo, 'duck') + の (no, possessive particle) + 嘴 (hashi, 'bill'), literally 'duck's bill', referring to the animal's distinctive snout.