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Kanji dictionary: 鶏 (chicken)
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鶏
Chicken
This kanji has
19
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 8
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
chicken
On reading:
ケイ
kei
Kun reading:
にわとり、とり
niwatori, tori
Use examples
養鶏場
ようけいじょう
a poultry farm
丸々太った鶏
まるまるふとったにわとり
a chubby domestic fowl, a plump chicken
鶏冠
とさか
a cockscomb, a head crest
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