けい
鶏
めい
鳴

noun

  1. crowing of a cock, crowing of a rooster. Messages.form.
  2. cockcrow, dawn, daybreak. Messages.form.
  3. hour of the Ox (around 2am). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けい
鶏
めい
鳴
 鶏鳴 けいめい

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
chirp, cry, bark
な.く　メイ　なる (2nd, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ