雌鶏(めんどり)

めんどり
noun
hen
animal-bird
1. hen
A female chicken, the one that lays eggs.
雌鶏(めんどり)が卵(たまご)を産(う)んだ。
The hen laid an egg.
庭(にわ)で雌鶏(めんどり)を三羽(さんわ)飼(か)っている。
We keep three hens in the yard.
The hen went for the approaching dog to protect her chicks.

From 雌(め) (female) + 鳥(とり), with め lengthened to めん. The pair is 雄鶏(おんどり) (rooster).

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