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鶏

chicken
Stroke count: 19

Readings

On readingケイ
Kun readingにわとり、とり
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. chickenRtK
  1. chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
  2. domestic chicken
  3. chicken meat

Radicals and components

Radical鳥birdComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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claw · vulture · husband · bird (鳥)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2097

Compound words

鶏肉とりにく
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
鶏卵けいらん
hen's egg
養鶏ようけい
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming

Stroke Order

19 strokes

Practice Writing

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