錦鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	鶏
きん Grade: S	けい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

錦雞

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) きんけー [kìńkéé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋke̞ː]
Homophones: 近景, 金鶏, 謹啓

Noun

錦鶏 (hiragana きんけい, katakana キンケイ, rōmaji kinkei)

a golden pheasant

Usage notes

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

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