Japanese symbol for “hen”
牝鶏
ひんけい
Romaji: hinkei
hen
In Japanese, hen is 牝鶏, read ひんけい (hinkei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n hen
Written forms: 牝鶏、牝鳥、牝鷄. Readings: ひんけい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雌鳥 | めんどり mendori | hen (female chicken) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牝馬 | ひんば hinba | mare; filly |
| 繁殖牝馬 | はんしょくひんば hanshokuhinba | broodmare (horse breeding) |
| 牝鹿 | めじか mejika | doe (female deer) |
| 種牝馬 | しゅひんば shuhinba | mare used for breeding; brood mare |
| 牝瓦 | めがわら megawara | concave tile |
| 牝牡 | ひんぼ hinbo | male and female (animals) |
| 鶏肉 | とりにく toriniku | chicken meat |
| 養鶏 | ようけい youkei | poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hen”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.