鶏

にわとり

Also written ニワトリ, とり, かけ, くたかけ

Meanings

1. Noun chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken
2. chicken meat See also: 鶏肉 (とりにく).

Kanji

• 鶏 chicken. Read as にわとり.

Example sentences

• ニワトリが今朝卵を生んだ。
  The chicken laid an egg this morning.
• その鶏は最近卵を産んでいない。
  The chicken hasn't laid any eggs lately.
• この鶏は近頃ちっとも卵を産まない。
  This hen does not lay eggs at all these days.
• この鶏は近頃卵を産まない。
  This hen does not lay eggs at all these days.
• この鶏は週に何個卵を産みますか。
  How many eggs does this hen lay each week?

Common phrases

• 鶏を飼う
• 鶏が鳴く
• 鶏を使う
• 鶏を飼育する
• 鶏が産む
• 鶏を食べる
• 鶏になる

Words containing 鶏

• 鶏小屋 (にわとりごや) henhouse

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