鴨葱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴨	葱
かも Jinmeiyō	ねぎ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Referring to the idiom 鴨(カモ)が葱(ネギ)を背負(しょ)って来(く)る (kamo ga negi o shotte kuru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かもねぎ [kàmónégí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠mo̞ne̞ɡʲi]

Noun

鴨(かも)葱(ねぎ) • (kamonegi) 

1. excellent circumstances