Related words 家か 畜ちく 家畜 refers to domestic animals in general, including livestock like cattle and pigs, while 家禽類 specifically means domestic birds.
鶏にわとり 鶏 means chicken, a common example of 家禽類 , but 家禽類 is the broader category term.
Written forms 家か 禽きん 類るい
Standard kanji spelling for domestic poultry as a category.
家か きん 類るい
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 禽 is not a jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.
Etymology Compound of 家禽 (kakin, 'domestic fowl') + 類 (rui, 'kind, category'). 家禽 itself is from 家 (ka, 'house') + 禽 (kin, 'bird').
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