Word details

かも

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かも.

Dictionary

Entry

かも鴨カモ鳧NounUsually kanaFreq #16963
1

duck

2

easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

Examples
彼はお人よしのカモから大金を巻き上げました。
He made heaps of money by ripping off naive suckers.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

鴨

wild duck, easy mark

16 strokesFrequency 1,797Grade 9

On

オウ

Kun

かもあひる
鳧

wild duck, end, suffix

13 strokes

On

フ

Kun

けりかも

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