Word Meaning 鶏口

けいこう keikou

鶏口 is read as けいこう (keikou) and means leader of a small group.

Meaning

English

leader of a small group
mouth of a chicken

Reading

Kana

けいこう

Romaji

keikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 128975 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鶏口牛後

けいこうぎゅうご

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull

鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ

けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

鶏

かけ

chicken meat

鶏

にわとり

chicken meat

鶏

とり

bird

鶏肉

けいにく

chicken meat

鶏卵

けいらん

hen's egg

鶏小屋

とりごや

henhouse

蛇口

じゃぐち

faucet

猪口

ちょく

sake cup

滝口

たきぐち

top of a waterfall

傷口

きずぐち

(opening of) a wound

Example Sentences

鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ。

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.