Word details
鶏
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鶏.
Dictionary
Entry
1
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken
Examples
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
2
chicken meat
Examples
この鶏の唐揚げをそのままにしておくのですか。
Are you going to let this fried chicken go begging?
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
鶏
chicken
19 strokesFrequency 1,901JLPT N1Grade 8
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Kun
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