鶏冠

Readings

Kana: とさか、けいかん、トサカ

Romaji: tosaka, keikan, tosaka

Definition

noun

1

cockscomb; crest

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

鶏

Readings: ケイ、 にわとり、 とり

Meaning: chicken

冠

Readings: カン、 かんむり

Meanings: crown, best, peerless

Example Sentences

ニワトリの赤(あか)く立派(りっぱ)なトサカは性別(せいべつ)や種類(しゅるい)を見分(みわ)けるときに役立(やくだ)っていると考(かんが)えられている。

➥The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.

４月(しがつ)に孵化(ふか)した雛(ひな)も５ヶ月(かげつ)になった。身体(しんたい)の大(おお)きさは親鳥(おやどり)とほぼ同(おな)じ、オス鳥(とり)のとさかが少(すこ)し小(ちい)さいぐらいか。

➥The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.