鶏鳴

けいめい

Meanings

1. Noun crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster
2. cockcrow; dawn; daybreak
3. hour of the Ox (around 2am) See also: 丑の刻 (うしのこく).

Kanji

• 鶏 chicken. Read as ケイ.
• 鳴 ring. Read as メイ.

Words containing 鶏鳴

• 鶏鳴狗盗 (けいめいくとう) person who resorts to petty tricks

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