鶏

Kanji

 * 1) chicken
 * 2) bird

Compounds

 * : silky, silkie breed of chicken
 * : a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers; the meat thereof; chicken (meat)
 * : silky, silkie breed of chicken
 * : a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers; the meat thereof; chicken (meat)
 * : a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers; the meat thereof; chicken (meat)
 * : a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers; the meat thereof; chicken (meat)
 * : a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers; the meat thereof; chicken (meat)

Etymology 1
→ * → →

Originally derived from the compound phrase, , used in  poetry as an allusive introduction to kake, the older word for “chicken” (see below). The medial tsu disappeared over time, yielding modern Japanese niwatori.

Noun

 * 1) a domesticated chicken ( domesticus)

Etymology 2
→ * → From, first attested in the  (712 ).

of the sound made by a chicken. Compare English.

Noun

 * 1) a chicken

Etymology 3
First attested in.

Noun

 * 1)  a chicken

Usage notes

 * Occasionally seen with the reading.

Etymology 4
From.

Noun

 * : a chicken ; chicken meat