アヒル
あひる
noun
duck (domestic)
1.
domestic duck
A domesticated duck, typically white, raised for eggs, meat, or as a pet.
アヒルが池で泳いでいる。
Ducks are swimming in the pond.
アヒルが「ガーガー」と鳴く。
The duck quacks.
子供がアヒルに餌をやっている。
The child is feeding the ducks.
アヒル refers specifically to domesticated ducks.
RELATED TERMS:
- 鴨: wild duck
- アヒルの子: duckling
- 合鴨: crossbreed of wild and domestic duck
ONOMATOPOEIA:
- ガーガー: quacking sound
- よちよち: waddling motion (アヒル歩き)
KANJI: Sometimes written as 家鴨 (domestic duck).