| Kanji | 鶏 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケイ |
| Kunyomi | にわとり、とり |
| English | chicken |
| Examples | 鶏肉(けいにく): chicken meat |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1901 |
| Components | 奚: servant; what; why 鳥: bird; chicken |
| Number of Strokes | 19 |
| Kanji Radical | 鳥 |
| Radical Number | 196 |
| Radical Strokes | 11 |
| Radical Reading | とり・とりへん |
| Traditional Form | 鷄 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | chicken |
| Koohii Story 1 | There are two types of birds often compared to husbands. Yes there are a few vultures out there, but most husbands are CHICKENS. 鶏 【にわとり】 (n) (domestic) chicken, (P) 鶏肉 【けいにく】 (n) chicken meat, (P). |
| Koohii Story 2 | The vulture´s husband is a chicken...heck...who am I to judge their interspecies love? They´re both birds so its cool. |
| RTK Index | 1947 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_nature_animal_bird
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