雌鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雌	鶏
め > めん Grade: S	とり > どり Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
雌鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Perhaps from 雌鳥 (“female bird”). See also 鶏 (“chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)

(Tokyo) めんどり [mèńdórí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [mẽ̞ndo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

雌(めん)鶏(どり) • (mendori)

a hen (female chicken)

See also

雄(おん)鶏(どり) (ondori)

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