雄鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雄	鶏
お > おん Grade: S	とり > どり Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
雄鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Perhaps from 雄鳥 (“male bird”). See also 鶏 (“chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) おんどり [òńdórí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [õ̞ndo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

雄(おん)鶏(どり) • (ondori) ^{←をんどり (wondori)^?}

a rooster (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird)

See also

雌(めん)鶏(どり) (mendori)

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