鶏とり唐から揚あげ

Meanings

Japanese-style fried chicken, typically marinated and coated in potato starch or flour before deep-frying. A popular dish in bento, izakaya, and home cooking.

今こん夜やのおかずは鶏とり唐から揚あげにしよう。
Let's have chicken karaage for dinner tonight.
この店みせの鶏とり唐から揚あげは外そとがカリッとしていて美味おいしい。
The chicken karaage at this restaurant is crispy on the outside and delicious.

Kanji

鶏chicken
唐T'ang, China, foreign
揚raise, elevate, hoist
鳥bird, chicken

Related words

唐から揚あげ
General term for deep-fried food coated in flour or starch; 鶏唐揚げ specifies chicken.
フライドチキン
Western-style fried chicken, often with a thicker, spiced batter, distinct from Japanese karaage.

Written forms

鶏とり唐から揚あげ
Standard kanji spelling using 鶏 (chicken) and 唐揚げ (karaage).
鶏とりから揚あげ
Common variant with から in kana.
鶏とり唐から揚あげ
Abbreviated spelling omitting げ.
鳥とり唐から揚あげ
Uses 鳥 (bird) instead of 鶏; less specific but still understood as chicken karaage.
鳥とりから揚あげ
Variant with 鳥 and kana から.
とり唐から揚あげ
Mixed kana-kanji spelling.

Etymology

Formed from 鶏（とり）, “chicken,” and 唐揚げ, food fried without a batter coating or with a light starch coating.