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
Examples (29 in total)
That meat is chicken.
She bought a chicken.
Cows give us milk and chickens give us eggs.
The cows grant us their milk, and the chickens grant us their eggs.
Our hens laid a lot of eggs yesterday.
We have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.
I don't eat chicken skin.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
There are two chickens in the backyard and two in the front yard.
This chicken is fried well.
Tom doesn't like chicken.
I like chicken.
She bought chicken.
I really dislike chicken.
What can you make with chicken?
Which do you like better, chicken or fish?
It tastes like chicken.
Chicken is cheap, but beef tastes better.
As for me, I like chicken better than pork.
My dad says I type like a chicken eating corn.
This hen does not lay eggs at all these days.
How many eggs does this hen lay each week?
That chicken hasn't laid any eggs recently.
Like a headless chicken.
Eating raw chicken can give you food poisoning.
Every morning, the rooster crows.
He ate chicken, along with salad and rolls.
Ken's uncle has a big chicken farm.
It is essential to prevent salmonella contamination in hen egg production.