鴨川
Japanese
[ka̠mo̞ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]
kanjitab
Definitions
- a city (市 (tr=shi)) in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on the southeast of the ōsō Bōsō Peninsula; developed as a fishing village in the early _Edo period, later becoming a seaside resort town
- the Kamo River in ōto_Kyōto Prefecture, Japan, a tributary of the 淀川 (Yodo River)
- traditionally, the Kamo River downstream from the point of confluence with the Takano River (高野川 (高野川), Takanogawa), with the upstream portion spelled either 賀茂川 or 加茂川 (both read as Kamogawa)
Etymology
Compound from Japanese 鴨 (duck) + Japanese 川 (river, brook, stream, river stream brook, kawa).
Origin
Japanese
川
Gloss
river, brook, stream, river stream brook, kawa
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Kanji
川, 河