鶏 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「鳥」
道3Junior high level ／ 19 strokes ／ Radical「鳥」
- On
- ケイ
- Kun
- にわとり・とり
- Meaning
- chicken
Origin
With 鳥 "bird": the bird that is kept — a chicken.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケイ | 鶏卵・鶏舎・養鶏 |
|---|---|
| にわとり | 鶏 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 養鶏ようけい
poultry farming
- 鶏卵けいらん
hen's egg
Example
鶏卵を使って菓子を作った。
I made sweets using eggs.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)