雄鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雄 鶏
おん
Grade: S 		とり > どり
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
雄鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Perhaps from 雄鳥 (“male bird”). See also 鶏 (“chicken”, literally “garden bird”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おんどり [òńdórí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ndo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

雄(おん)鶏(どり) • (ondori) ←をんどり (wondori)?

  1. a rooster (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird)

See also

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