雄鶏(おんどり)

おんどり
noun
rooster; cock
animal-bird
1. rooster; cock
A male chicken, known for crowing at dawn and for its large red comb.
雄鶏(おんどり)が鳴(な)いた。
The rooster crowed.
朝(あさ)は雄鶏(おんどり)の声(こえ)で目(め)が覚(さ)める。
In the morning I wake up to the rooster's crow.
雄鶏(おんどり)は雌鶏(めんどり)より体(からだ)が大(おお)きく、とさかも立派(りっぱ)だ。
A rooster is bigger than a hen and has a more impressive comb.

From 雄(お) (male) + 鳥(とり), with the お lengthened to おん. The pair is 雌鶏(めんどり) (hen).

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Related: ひよこ (chick)
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Added 2026.10.3 16:33 · Revised 2026.10.3 16:36
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