# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鶏 | にわとり (niwatori) | chicken; domestic chicken |

## More in the “Animals 3” set

[獣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beast/) · [蛇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snake/) · [猿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/monkey/) · [狩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hunt/) · [猟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-hunting/) · [羊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sheep/) · [豚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pig/) · [殻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shell/) · [鶏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chicken/)

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