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Where does “鶏” come from?

鶏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 庭, from Old Japanese にわ.

鶏 (Japanese): a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. a domesticated chicken; a chicken; Alternative...

Ancestry of “鶏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese庭garden; place where something is done; at the...
2Old Japaneseにわ—

Words derived from “鶏”

  • 鶏卵
  • 酉
Every word from Old Japanese にわ →