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Definition and Synonyms for 鶏
| 1. | 長鳴き鶏 | 肉または卵用に飼育される家禽 |
| Gallus Gallus | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs | |
| Synonyms: | 成鶏, 鳥, 鶏 | |
| 2. | 食鶏 | 食用の鶏肉 |
| Volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food | |
| Synonyms: | チキン, 若鳥, 鳥, 鶏, 鶏肉 | |
| 3. | 長鳴き鶏 | ヤケイから進化したと信じられている |
| Gallus Gallus | believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl | |
| Synonyms: | 成鶏, 鳥, 鶏 |
Meanings for each kanji in 鶏
| » | 鶏 | chicken |
Categories 鶏 is a member of
| 1. | 家禽 | 食用に飼育している鶏や七面鳥やアヒルやガチョウの肉 |
| Poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food | |
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| 2. | セキショクヤケイに由来すると考えられる家畜化されたキジ目の鳥 | |
| Fowl | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl | |
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Sample Sentences for 鶏
今にして思えば、夜中に鶏たちの騒いでいるのを確かに聞いた覚えがある。でも、今までにもそういうことは時々あったので、また、鶏が寝呆けたか、野良猫でも通ったのだろう、ぐらいにしか思わなかったのだ。
If I think about it now, there is certainly a memory where I heard the chickens causing a racket at midnight. But up till now that sort of thing occasionally happened, and also, I didn't think it was anything more than the chickens being half asleep, or maybe that a stray cat had passed by.
牛は私達に牛乳を与え、鶏は卵を与える。
The cows grant us their milk, and the chickens grant us their eggs.
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