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鶏

Kanji 鶏: meaning "chicken", readings, stroke order

The kanji 鶏 means "chicken". On'yomi: ケイ; kun'yomi: にわとり. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
chicken
On'yomi
ケイ
Kun'yomi
にわとり
Strokes
19
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
鷄 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 鶏

  • 鶏肉 とりにく — chicken meat

Stroke order · 19 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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