Moji Ninja

鶏 — chicken

鶏 means “chicken”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes. On'yomi: ケイ (kei). Kun'yomi: とり (tori), にわとり (niwatori). You'll see it in words such as 鶏 (niwatori, “chicken; domestic chicken”).

鶏
Stroke order of 鶏
Meaning
chicken
On'yomi
ケイ (kei)
Kun'yomi
とり (tori), にわとり (niwatori)
Strokes
19
Level
JLPT N1 · set Animals 3

How to remember 鶏

Parts: 爫 claw · 夫 husband · 鳥 bird

Words with 鶏

WordReadingMeaning
鶏にわとり niwatori kunchicken; domestic chicken

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