Word details

鶏鳴

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

Dictionary

Entry

鶏鳴いめいNounFreq #104855
1

Formal or literary term

crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster

2

Formal or literary term

cockcrow; dawn; daybreak

3

Archaic

hour of the Ox (around 2am)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chicken

19 strokesFrequency 1,901JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ケイ

Kun

にわとりとり

chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

14 strokesFrequency 1,279JLPT N2Grade 2

On

メイ

Kun

な.くな.るな.らす

Nanori

なりなる

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