鴨

16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

wild duck, easy mark

Kun'yomi
  • かも
    		duck ②easy mark
  • あひる
On'yomi
  • オウ

Main Radical

鳥(KanXi) 丨(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

かも 100.0%

Character Breakdown

wild duck, easy mark
かも　オウ　あひる (Kentei Pre-1)
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと　コウ　カン (8th, N1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Common Words

かも
鴨
い
居
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
かも
鴨
なん
南
ばん
蛮
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
かも
鴨
にく
肉
duck (meat)
かも
鴨
う
撃
　
ち
duck hunting
かも
鴨
りょう
猟
duck hunting
あい
合
がも
鴨
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
くろ
黒
がも
鴨
black scoter (duck)
よし
葦
がも
鴨
falcated teal
かも
鴨
　
が
ねぎ
葱
　
を
しょ
背負
　
っ
　
て
く
来
　
る
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money
は
羽
じろ
白
がも
鴨
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
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References

Unicode hex code 9D28
JIS X 0208 1-19-91
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 121
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6955
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1582
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1143
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2835
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2850
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1570
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2489
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46823
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b5.2
Four corner code 6752.7