鴨

See also 鸭

Translingual

Han character

鴨 (radical 196 鳥+5, 16 strokes, cangjie input 田中竹日火 (WLHAF), four-corner 6752₇)

1. duck

References

• KangXi: page 1487, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46823
• Dae Jaweon: page 2018, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4623, character 7
• Unihan data for U+9D28

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Cantonese

Hanzi

鴨 (simplified 鸭, Yale aap3, ngaap3)

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Japanese

Kanji

鴨 (“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

• On: おう (ō)
• Kun: かも (kamo)
• Nanori: かも (kamo)

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly alteration of Old Japanese 浮かむ (ukamu, “to float”). Alternately, may derive from Middle Chinese 雁 (/ngænH/, “a type of wild goose”), borrowed with the kan'on reading gan, with initial g changing to k due to the avoidance of voiced stops at the start of Japanese words, and final n changing to mu due to final n being written with the spelling of mu in Old Japanese (itself either due to orthographic convention, or due to lack of final n in Old Japanese).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [ka̠mo̞]

Alternative forms

• 鳧

Noun

鴨 (hiragana かも, romaji kamo)

1. a duck
2. (slang) (from the way ducks return to the same place and are thus easy to hunt) a mark or easy target for a swindle, someone who is likely to lose at gambling or other competition
3. (slang) (from the good flavor of duck meat) short for 鴨の味 (kamo no aji, “duck flavor”): a very good flavor; by extension, any remarkably good sensation or feeling, particularly describing happy married life
4. (slang) (from the uniform of black clothing) short for 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “black duck”): a male servant, such as a butler or chauffeur

Derived terms

• 鴨る (かもる, kamoru): “to make a duck of someone”: to skillfully or cunningly beat out an opponent, such as in gambling or a swindle

Proper noun

鴨 (hiragana かも, romaji Kamo)

1. A surname.

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Korean

Hanja

鴨
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 압 (revised: ap, McCune-Reischauer: ap, Yale: ap)

• Name (hangeul): 오리()

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Mandarin

Hanzi

鴨 (simplified 鸭, pinyin yā (ya1), Wade-Giles ya¹)

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Middle Chinese

Han character

鴨 (qap)

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Min Nan

Noun

鴨 (traditional, POJ ap, ah)

1. duck

Synonyms

• 鴨咪 (ah-bî)
• ah-bî-á (鴨咪仔)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鴨 (áp, vịt)