chicken

chicken

The Japanese word for "chicken" is "鶏" (tori), meaning the bird, or "チキン" (chikin), referring to the meat.

Here, 'chicken' is used to refer to food prepared with chicken meat.

このレストランでは、美味しいチキン料理を提供しています。

This restaurant serves delicious chicken dishes.

Here, 'chicken' refers to live chickens, the animal itself.

私たちの裏庭には数羽のチキンがいます。

We have several chickens in our backyard.

Here, 'chicken' is used metaphorically to describe someone as timid or cowardly.

彼は高所恐怖症で、飛行機に乗ることができないため、少しチキンだと思われています。

He is afraid of heights and cannot board planes, so he is considered a bit of a chicken.