雞 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushOrigin of the character

初文は雄鶏の象形。のち音符「奚」を加えて形声文字の構造となる。「ニワトリ」を意味する漢語｛雞｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

chickens, domestic fowl

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ケイ

Kun (native)

• にわとり
• とり

Other languages

• 拼音ji1
• 한글gye
• Hán-ViệtKê
• Hán-ViệtKe

infoBasics

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

隹(ふるとり)

JIS level

Level 3

Unicode

U+96DE

grid_viewComponents

• 大だい
• 幺よう
• 爪つめ
• 隹ふるとり

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰奚隹

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• 谿One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-10-8

Nelson

5036