Word Meaning 鶏頭

けいとう keitou

鶏頭 is read as けいとう (keitou) and means silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata).

Meaning

English

  1. silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)

Reading

Kana

けいとう

Romaji

keitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135713 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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猿猴鶏頭

えんこうげいとう

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頭黒鶏冠鳧

ずぐろとさかげり

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かけ

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にわとり

chicken meat

とり

bird

鶏肉

けいにく

chicken meat

鶏卵

けいらん

hen's egg

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

鶏小屋

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henhouse