黄鶏

黄鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄	鶏
Grade: 2	Grade: S
Irregular

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) かしわ [kàshíwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

黄鶏 (hiragana かしわ, rōmaji kashiwa, historical hiragana かしは)

1. a Japanese native species of chicken with dark reddish-brown feathers
2. the meat thereof
3. chicken (meat)

Usage notes

• Chiefly used in west Japan (Kansai region, Kyūshū region, and part of Chūbu region).

Synonyms

• (chicken): 鶏肉 (けいにく) (keiniku)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN