雌鶏
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 雌 | 鶏 |
| め > めん Grade: S |
とり > どり Grade: S |
| irregular | kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 雌鷄 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from 雌鳥 (mendori, “female bird”). See also 鶏 (niwatori, “chicken”, literally “garden bird”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a hen (female chicken)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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- Japanese terms spelled with 雌
- Japanese terms spelled with 鶏 read as とり
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- ja:Female animals
- ja:Chickens
- Japanese terms prefixed with 雌