鴨
Wild Duck
Top 1,500-2,000 · #179716 strokes
Meanings
Wild Duck, Easy Mark
On'yomi
おう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
かも、 あひる
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
鴨 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
鴨 (Wild Duck) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #1797 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.
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