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On
オウ
Kun
かも・あひる
Meaning
wild duck

Origin

ORIGIN

鳥 "bird" with 甲 as phonetic: the bird that floats on the water — the wild duck.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • かも

    wild duck

  • 鴨居かもい

    lintel of a sliding door

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

池に鴨が静かに浮かんでいる。

Ducks float quietly on the pond.

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