domestic fowl; poultry
Refers to birds raised for eggs, meat, or feathers, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys. A somewhat formal or technical term; in everyday conversation, specific bird names like 鶏 (にわとり) are more common.
Raising poultry is an important part of agriculture.
In this region, chickens are mainly kept as domestic fowl.
domestic poultry; domestic fowl
fowl cholera
fowl pest; avian influenza; bird flu
Standard kanji spelling for domestic fowl and poultry.
Mixed kana spelling; the second kanji 禽 is not a Jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used in general writing.
Compound of 家 (か, 'house, domestic') and 禽 (きん, 'bird, fowl'). The second character is a literary term for birds, giving the word a somewhat formal or technical tone.