domestic poultry; domestic fowl
Refers to domesticated birds raised for meat, eggs, or feathers, such as chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Often used in agricultural or culinary contexts.
Raising domestic poultry requires a large space.
Production of domestic fowl is thriving in this region.
鶏 means chicken, a common example of 家禽類, but 家禽類 is the broader category term.
Standard kanji spelling for domestic poultry as a category.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 禽 is not a jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.
Compound of 家禽 (kakin, 'domestic fowl') + 類 (rui, 'kind, category'). 家禽 itself is from 家 (ka, 'house') + 禽 (kin, 'bird').