雌鶏

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
雌 鶏
め > めん
Grade: S 		とり > どり
Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
雌鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from 雌鳥(めんどり) (mendori, “female bird”). See also 鶏(にわとり) (niwatori, “chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

雌(めん)鶏(どり) • (mendori) 

  1. a hen (female chicken)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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