chicken sashimi; sliced raw chicken
A dish of thinly sliced raw chicken, often served with soy sauce, ginger, and wasabi. Primarily associated with Kagoshima and Kyushu cuisine.
See also: 刺身
鹿児島では鳥刺しが名物だ。
Chicken sashimi is a local specialty in Kagoshima.
新鮮な鶏刺しを醤油と生姜でいただく。
I eat fresh chicken sashimi with soy sauce and ginger.
catching birds with birdlime; bird catcher
Refers to the traditional method of catching birds using a pole coated with birdlime (torimochi). Also used for the person who does this. Rare in modern usage outside historical or literary contexts.
昔話に鳥刺しの老人が出てくる。
An old bird catcher appears in the folktale.
鳥刺しは、もち竿を使って小鳥を捕まえる伝統的な猟法だ。
Bird catching is a traditional hunting method that uses a limed pole to catch small birds.
Birdlime, the sticky substance used in the bird-catching method. 鳥刺し refers to the act or the person.
birdlime-covered pole
Standard spelling for both the chicken sashimi dish and the bird-catching sense.
Explicitly uses the kanji for chicken; common on menus for the sashimi dish.
Variant without okurigana; seen in some contexts.
Variant without okurigana, specifically for the chicken sashimi dish.
Compound of 鳥 (tori, 'bird/chicken') and 刺し (sashi, from 刺身 'sashimi' or 刺す 'to pierce/catch'). The chicken sashimi sense is a modern culinary extension; the bird-catching sense is older.