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Dictionary / 鶏

鶏

JLPT N1

chicken

Strokes: 19 画
Taught in: grade 8
Frequency: #1901 in newspapers

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音 On: ケイ
訓 Kun: にわとりとり

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Words written with 鶏

鶏(にわとり)chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
鶏肉(とりにく)chicken meat
養鶏(ようけい)poultry raising

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