野鶏

See also: 野雞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
野	鶏
や Grade: 2	けい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
野鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

野 (ya, “wild”) +‎ 鶏 (kei, “chicken”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) やけー [yàkéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ja̠ke̞ː]

• Homophones: 夜景, 夜警, 野径, 野景

Noun

野(や)鶏(けい) or 野鶏(ヤケイ) • (yakei) 

1. a junglefowl

Derived terms

• 赤(セキ)色(ショク)野(ヤ)鶏(ケイ) (sekishoku yakei)
• 灰(ハイ)色(イロ)野(ヤ)鶏(ケイ) (haīro yakei)

References

• “野鶏”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026