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骨付き鳥 (ほねつきどり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

骨ほね付つき鳥どり

Meanings

1

noun

bone-in chicken; chicken on the bone

food / cooking

Refers to chicken pieces with the bone still in, often used in cooking contexts or on menus.

今こん夜やの夕ゆう食しょくは骨ほね付つき鳥どりの唐から揚あげにしよう。
Let's have bone-in chicken karaage for dinner tonight.
この店みせの骨ほね付つき鳥どりはスパイスが効きいていて美味おいしい。
The bone-in chicken at this restaurant is well-spiced and delicious.

Written forms

骨ほね付つき鳥どり
Standard spelling using 付き for 'with bone' and 鳥 for 'chicken'.
骨ほね付つき鳥どり
Variant without okurigana; also common.
骨ほね付つき鶏どり
Uses 鶏 specifically for 'chicken'; less common but still seen.

Kanji

骨skeleton, bone, remains

adhere, attach, refer to

鳥bird, chicken

鶏chicken

Similar words

骨ほねなし鶏どり
Means 'boneless chicken', the opposite of 骨付き鳥.
丸まる鶏どり
Refers to a whole chicken, which may or may not be bone-in, but emphasizes the whole bird rather than pieces.

Etymology

Compound of 骨付き (hone-tsuki, 'with bone') and 鳥 (tori, 'bird/chicken'). The reading どり is a rendaku form of とり.