錦鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦 鶏
きん
Grade: S 		けい
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
錦鷄 (kyūjitai)
錦雞

Etymology

錦(きん) (kin, “brocade”) + 鶏(けい) (kei, “chicken”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きんけー [kìńkéé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩŋke̞ː]

Noun

錦(きん)鶏(けい) or 錦鶏(キンケイ) • (kinkei) 

  1. golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キンケイ (kinkei).

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