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.
家禽の飼育は日本の農業の一部です。
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.
この農場では鳥を育てています。
This farm raises poultry.
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.
今夜は鶏肉のカレーを作ります。
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.
鳥の肉はヘルシーです。
Poultry meat is healthy.
Referring to live domesticated birds, such as on a farm.
Same as above, used for live birds as well.
家禽が庭を歩き回っています。
The poultry are wandering around the yard.
Specifically 'chicken', but often used to represent poultry in general when the context is clear.
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.
I like chicken mixed rice.
鶏を飼っています。
I keep poultry (chickens).