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鶏鳴
Hiragana
けいめい
Noun
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
にわとりの鳴き声。鶏が鳴くこと。 / 夜明け・暁（あかつき）のころ。特に、最初の鶏の鳴き声が聞こえる丑三つ時（午前2時ごろ）を指すこともある。 / （比喩的に）新しい物事の始まりや兆し。夜明けを象徴する出来事。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にわとりがなくこと。またはそのころのまよなかやあけがたのじかん。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
公鸡的啼叫 / 鸡鸣时分（约凌晨两点） / 比喻黎明、破晓
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
公雞的啼叫聲 / 初次雞鳴時刻（約凌晨二時） / 比喻拂曉、天明
Korean Meaning
수탉의 울음소리 / 첫 닭이 우는 시각(새벽 2시경) / 비유적으로 새벽, 동틀녘
Vietnamese Meaning
tiếng gà gáy / canh gà (khoảng 2 giờ sáng) / rạng đông (nghĩa bóng)
Tagalog Meaning
tilaok ng tandang (o kahawig nito) / oras ng unang tilaok, bandang alas-dos ng madaling-araw / bukang-liwayway
Sense（1）
cry of a cock, or the resemblance of; cockcrowing
Sense（2）
time of first cockcrowing, at around 2:00 am
Sense（3）
(figuratively) dawn, daybreak
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Quizzes for review
cry of a cock, or the resemblance of; cockcrowing / time of first cockcrowing, at around 2:00 am / (figuratively) dawn, daybreak
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鶏鳴
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I heard the cry of a cock early in the morning.
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朝早く、鶏鳴が聞こえてきました。
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