Keyword
chicken
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig2097
Old form
Readings
とり
(29%)
かけ
(18%)
けい
(10%)
どり
(3%)
Composed of
claw (radical)
husband
bird
Used in vocabulary (121 in total)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
chicken meat
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
cock; rooster; chanticleer
henhouse; chicken coop
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
chicken bones; chicken carcass
cockscomb; crest
female bird; hen
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
game fowl; gamecock
poultry farm; chicken farm
poultry house
chick; chicken
cockfight; fighting cock
female bird; hen
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
steamed chicken
crowing of a cock; crowing of a rooster; cockcrow; dawn; (arch.) hour of the Ox (around 2am)
chicken broth; chicken soup
chicken bones; chicken carcass
first cockcrowing
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
silky fowl; silky
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
chicken broth; chicken soup
tampala; Joseph's coat; Amaranthus tricolor
chicken breast meat
poultry manure; chicken droppings
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
Chinese-style fried chicken topped with chopped scallions and sweet vinegar and soy sauce
the poultry industry; poultry farming
brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
homosexual sex between males; buggery; sodomy
chicken leg
samgyetang (Korean dish); chicken ginseng soup
cock; rooster; chanticleer
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
(Japanese) bantam
bang bang chicken (Szechuan dish of chicken in a spicy sauce)
breed of chicken native to Akita Prefecture
deep-fried chicken
better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond
dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)
third cockcrowing
sweet of egg yolks drawn into strands and boiled in sugar syrup (orig. from Portugal); angel hair; fios de ovos
mouth of a chicken
laziji; spicy Sichuan chicken dish
person who resorts to petty tricks; person of small caliber who is only capable of petty tricks
egg-laying hen; layer
minced chicken; ground chicken
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
flock of chickens
female bird; hen
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
golden pheasant
adult chicken; mature fowl
parent stock (for chickens); breeder
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
deep-fried chicken
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
chicken and rice
culled chicken; spent hen
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth; Inca wheat
Baoji City
hen's egg (esp. in Chinese cuisine)
Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
cock; rooster; chanticleer
maple (tree) (Acer spp.)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
chicken bones; chicken carcass
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher; slices of raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi
catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher; slices of raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi
first cockcrowing of the year
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
to have goosebumps
deep-fried chicken
Meristotheca papulosa (species of edible red alga)
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow
chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
setting hen
long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
Swinhoe's yellow rail (Porzana exquisita)
corn (on one's foot)
game fowl; gamecock
game fowl; gamecock
love-lies-bleeding (amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth
(Chinese style) deep-fried chicken
minohiki chicken (Japanese long-tailed breed)
bored by the familiar, intrigued by novelty; (lit.) domestic chicken and wild duck; one's wife and one's mistress
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
white-browed crake (species of rail, Porzana cinerea)
corn crake; corncrake; land rail (Crex crex)
corn crake; corncrake; land rail (Crex crex)
ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)
ruddy-breasted crake (Porzana fusca)
Chamaecyparis obtusa var. breviramea (ornamental variety of hinoki cypress)
red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus)
hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin)
masked lapwing (Vanellus miles); masked plover; spur-winged plover
tickseed (Coreopsis lanceolata); tickweed; sand coreopsis; lanceleaf tickseed
chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae)
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
red-root amaranth (Amaranthus retroflexus); redroot pigweed; red-rooted pigweed; common amaranth; pigweed amaranth; common tumbleweed
petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
Examples (29 in total)
That meat is chicken.
She bought a chicken.
Cows give us milk and chickens give us eggs.