牝ひん鶏けい

noun

hen

Refers specifically to a female chicken. The cross-reference to 雌鶏 (めんどり) suggests it may be a less common or more formal/technical synonym.

See also: 雌鶏

• 牝ひん鶏けいが卵たまごを産うんだ。

  The hen laid an egg.