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マガモ (まがも) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マガモ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

mallard; mallard duck

usually written using kana alone

The common wild duck Anas platyrhynchos, found across Japan.

公こう園えんの池いけにマガモが泳およいでいる。
Mallards are swimming in the park pond.

Written forms

マガモUsage75%
kana-only spelling
The katakana spelling is the most common written form for this bird name.
真ま鴨がもUsage21%
Kanji spelling is rarely used; the katakana form is strongly preferred.
まがもUsage4%

Kanji

true, reality, Buddhist sect

鴨wild duck, easy mark

Etymology

From 真 (ma, 'true') + 鴨 (kamo, 'duck'), referring to the typical wild duck.