錦鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	鶏
きん Grade: S	けい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
錦鷄 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 錦雞

Etymology

錦 (kin, “brocade”) +‎ 鶏 (kei, “chicken”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きんけー [kìńkéé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲĩŋke̞ː]

• Homophones: 近景, 金鶏, 謹啓

Noun

錦(きん)鶏(けい) or 錦鶏(キンケイ) • (kinkei) 

1. a golden pheasant

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キンケイ.