Translation guide
Refers to domesticated birds raised for meat, eggs, or feathers, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys. In Japanese, the most common word is 家禽, but in everyday contexts, specific bird names or terms like 鶏肉 (chicken meat) are used.
Referring to the general category of birds raised for food or products.
The standard term for poultry as a category, used in agricultural, culinary, and formal contexts.
Raising poultry is part of Japanese agriculture.
Literally 'bird', but can refer to poultry in context, especially when talking about meat or farming. Less precise than 家禽.
Referring to the meat of domesticated birds, especially chicken.
The most common term for chicken meat, which is the most consumed poultry in Japan. Often used as a default for poultry meat.
Tonight I'll make chicken curry.
A regional term for chicken meat, common in western Japan (Kansai). Often used in traditional dishes.
Generic phrase meaning 'bird meat', can refer to poultry meat in general, but often implies chicken.
Poultry meat is healthy.
Referring to live domesticated birds, such as on a farm.
In everyday Japanese, when English speakers say 'poultry', they often mean chicken. Use 鶏肉 (とりにく) for meat unless you specifically mean other birds like duck or turkey.
家禽 (かきん) is the precise term for domesticated birds, but 鳥 (とり) is more common in casual speech. However, 鳥 can mean any bird, so context is important.
This farm raises poultry.
I like chicken mixed rice.
鶏を飼っています。
I keep poultry (chickens).