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鴨が葱を背負って来る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鴨が葱を背負って来る.
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Idiomatic expression; Kuru verb - special class
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back
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Kanji in this Word
鴨
wild duck, easy mark
16 strokesFrequency 1,797Grade 9
On
オウ
Kun
かもあひる
葱
stone leek, Welsh onion
12 strokes
On
ソウ
Kun
ねぎ
背
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
9 strokesFrequency 696JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ハイ
Kun
せせいそむ.くそむ.ける
負
defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
9 strokesFrequency 443JLPT N2Grade 3
On
フ
Kun
ま.けるま.かすお.う
来
come, due, next, cause, become
7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ライタイ
Kun
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たるきこ
Nanori
くりくるごろさ
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