鶏

mouth of a chicken

leader of a small group

Meristotheca papulosa (species of edible red alga)

flock of chickens

minced chicken; ground chicken

Proverb

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow

person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks

Idiomatic expression

a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men

hen's egg (esp. in Chinese cuisine)

chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)

Food, cooking

chicken fat; chicken oil

Food, cooking

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer

Obsolete term

grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)

Mahjong

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

chicken meat

reddish-brown chicken

weather vane

fence-sitter; opportunist

雄鳥 only

male bird

Esp. 雄鶏

cock; rooster

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

地鳥 only

locally raised chicken

poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming

雌鳥 only

female bird

Esp. 雌鶏

hen (female chicken)

しゃも from the old word for Siam

game fowl; gamecock

poultry farm; chicken farm

rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)

cockfight; fighting cock

young bird; fledgling; chick

(young) chicken

(Japanese) bantam

Food, cooking

steamed chicken