けい
鶏
ぐん
群
　
の
いっ
一
かく
鶴

expression, noun

Idiomatic expression.
  1. a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
鶏
ぐん
群
　
の
いっ
一
かく
鶴
 鶏群の一鶴 けいぐんのいっかく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

chicken
にわとり　ケイ　とり (8th, N1)
servant, what, why
ケイ　なんぞ (Kentei 1)
paw radical
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
flock, group, crowd
グン　む.れる　むら (5th, N2)
mister, you, ruler
きみ　クン　み (3rd, N3)
an official rank
イン　おさ　ただ.す (Kentei 1)
snout, hand
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
crane, stork
つる　カク　たず (11th, N1)
crane (bird)
つる (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ