noun
yakitori; grilled chicken skewers
Common Japanese dish of bite-sized chicken pieces grilled on skewers, often with tare sauce or salt. Can also include other meats or offal.
今夜は焼き鳥を食べに行かない？
Want to go eat yakitori tonight?
この店の焼き
The yakitori at this shop has delicious sauce.
noun
grilled skewered bird (esp. sparrow)
Obsolete term; historically referred to grilled small birds like sparrows on skewers, before chicken became the standard.
昔は焼き鳥といえばスズメなどの小鳥を串に刺して焼いたものだった。
In the past, yakitori referred to small birds like sparrows grilled on skewers.
noun
failing to win a single hand in a half-game (mahjong)
Mahjong term; describes a player who wins no hands during a half-game (hanchan).
今日は焼き鳥で終わってしまった。
I ended up with zero wins this half-game.