めんどり

Also written 雌鶏, 雌鳥

Meanings

1. Noun female bird See also: 雄鶏 (おんどり).
2. hen (female chicken) (esp. 雌鶏) See also: 雄鶏 (おんどり).

Example sentences

• めんどりは卵がかえるまで抱く。
  The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.
• めんどりはヒナがかえるまで卵を抱きます。
  The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.
• めんどりは孵化するまで卵を抱きます。
  The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.
• めんどりは巣で卵を抱いていた。
  The hen was sitting on the eggs in the nest.
• めんどりはひなを抱え込んでいる。
  The hen keeps her brood under her.

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