1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus);domestic chicken
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
chicken meat
この鶏の唐揚げをそのままにしておくのですか。
Are you going to let this fried chicken go begging?
Other forms
鷄 【にわとり】 (search-only kanji form) · 雞 【にわとり】 (search-only kanji form)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
bird
彼は森の中を歩いた。頭上では鳥が楽しくさえずっていた。
He walked in the forest, with birds singing cheerfully above his head.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
bird meat (esp. chicken meat);fowl;poultry
esp. 鶏
鳥は料理人がほどよく焼いた。
The fowls were well roasted by the cook.
Other forms
鶏 【とり】 · 禽 【とり】 (rarely used kanji form)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac);the Cock;the Chicken;the Bird
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
obsolete term
hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
obsolete term
west
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
obsolete term
eight month of the lunar calendar
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
in the heart
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun
taking;taker;collecting;collector;remover;removal
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
last performer of the day (usu. the star performer);last performance of the day
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)
4
prefix
emphatic or formal prefix
before a verb
Other forms
取 【とり】
1
expressions (phrasesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
last stand;last bastion;last stronghold;last frontier
Other forms
最後の砦 【さいごのとりで】
