The Japanese word for chicken is
鶏
にわとり - niwatori
Japanese Definition
| chicken | |
| 1. 名詞. とりにく、鶏肉 | |
| 2. 名詞. 鶏 | |
| 3. 名詞. ひよこ | |
| 4. 名詞. (俗語)臆病者 | |
| 5. 形容詞. （俗語）臆病な |
Translations for chicken and their definitions
| 鶏 | |
| 1. n. a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) | |
| (hyper, ja, 雉, tr=kiji) | |
| 2. n. Usage: As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ニワトリ | |
| 3. n. a chicken (domesticated fowl) | |
| 4. n. Usage: Occasionally seen with the reading くだかけ (kudakake). | |
| 5. n. Alternative spelling of 鳥 (tori): a chicken (domesticated fowl); chicken meat |
| 鶏肉 | |
| 1. n. chicken (meat) | |
| 臼辺鳥 | |
| 1. n. chicken (bird) |
| 黄鶏 | |
| 1. n. a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers | |
| 2. n. the meat thereof | |
| 3. n. chicken (meat) | |
| 4. n. Usage: * Chiefly used in west Japan (Kansai region, Kyūshū region, and part of Chūbu region). |
| チキン | |
| 1. n. chicken (chiefly as food) |
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Pronunciation
(niwatori)
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