Word details

鶏口

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鶏口.

Dictionary

Entry

鶏口いこうNounFreq #242741
1

mouth of a chicken

Examples
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
2

leader of a small group

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chicken

19 strokesFrequency 1,901JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

にわとりとり

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

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